Click for full-size.
LETTERE SCRITTE DI PIETROBURGO CORRENDO GLI ANNI 1811 E 1812. Dal Conte Federigo Fagnani Consigliere di Stato, e Ciamberlano della Maesta' del re D'Italia.
by (Lodigiani, Luigi). Fagnani, Federigo
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Milano: Dai Torchj di Giovanni Pirotta, 1812., 1812.. Very good. - Octavo, 8-3/8 inches high by 5 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in full black straight-grain morocco by Lodigiani titled with elaborate geometrical decorations in gilt on the spine. Elaborate formal gilt decorated frames adorn the front and back covers. The binding is further enhanced with inner gilt dentelles and marbled endpapers, with the binder's discreet oval label at the top corner of the endpaper's verso. All edges are gilt. The bottom corners of the covers are slightly bumped and the leather lightly scuffed. Title & 166 pages, illustrated with a large folding map of Saint Petersburg by Stanislao Stucchi and 5 plates depicting the stove discussed in the third letter. There is occasional minor foxing. A very attractive book.
RARE First edition of these six important letters. A 2-Volume edition was published in 1815.
The letters are the result of a trip by Fagnani to Saint Petersburg Russia. They describe the customs and social life of the people as well as the political life in Tsarist Russia. More than 150 locations on the folding map are identified at the end of the book.
The fine binding is the work of Luigi Lodigiani of Milan with his green engraved oval label, "Lodigiani / Relieur / de S.A.I.". According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lodigiani (1778-1843) was the greatest Italian bookbinder of his time. He had the patronage of many of the most important book collectors of his day.
Stanislao Stucchi (1780-18--) was an engraver in Milan early in the 19th Century. He published maps and other prints.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 98719
- Title
- LETTERE SCRITTE DI PIETROBURGO CORRENDO GLI ANNI 1811 E 1812. Dal Conte Federigo Fagnani Consigliere di Stato, e Ciamberlano della Maesta' del re D'Italia.
- Author
- (Lodigiani, Luigi). Fagnani, Federigo
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Milano: Dai Torchj di Giovanni Pirotta, 1812.
- Date Published
- 1812.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- TRAVEL; HISTORY; LETTERE SCRITTE DI PIETROBURGO CORRENDO GLI ANNI 1811 E 1812; FEDERIGO FAGNANI; LUIGI LODIGIANI; FINE BINDING; SAINT PETERSBURG; RUSSIA; LETTERS; ITALIAN BINDING; PLATES; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; STOVE; FOLDING MAP; STRAIGHT-GRAIN MORO
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
May the Fourth Be With You!
As the Star Wars franchise continues to grow, change, and churn out money-making film after film now under the control of Disney, we can bet that the desire to own Star Wars collectibles will also continue to grow. Check out our gallery of goodies from a galaxy far, far away...
Collecting Dr. Seuss
Whether you are into the pricey first editions or interesting Seussiana ephemera, this is a good starting point for building a book collection based on Dr. Seuss.
