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Memoirs of Goldoni Written by Himself. Forming a Complete History of his Life and Writings. In Two Volumes.
by Goldoni as translated by John Black
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Hunt and Clarke. Very Good. 1828. Attractively bound in half blind tooled calf over marbled paper. Gilt particulars to morocco spine labels. Five raised bands and elaborate gilt decorations to spines. All edges painted yellow. Some foxing to fore-edges extending to page edges, not affecting text. Bookplate of previous owner to front pastedown. Otherwise, a nice clean set without further markings. ; 24mo ; xii, 284; 239, [i] pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3774
- Title
- Memoirs of Goldoni Written by Himself. Forming a Complete History of his Life and Writings. In Two Volumes.
- Author
- Goldoni as translated by John Black
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hunt and Clarke
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1828
- Keywords
- Performing Arts, Playwright, Italy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Performing Arts;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....
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