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The Nurse, A Poem
by Luigi Tansillo; William Roscoe
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Liverpool: J. M'Creery for Cadell and Davies, 1800. Leather. Good Only. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A scarce edition of The Nurse, A Poem. Translated from the Italian of Luigi Tansillo by William Roscoe. Second edition. Dual Italian and English text. Luigi Tansillo (1510 - 1568) was an Italian poet of the Petrarchian school. Born in Venosa, he entered the service of Pedro Álvarez de Toledo in 1536 and in 1540 entered the Accademia degli Umidi, afterwards called della Fiorentina. William Roscoe (1753 - 1831), was an English historian and miscellaneous writer. With an ink inscription to front blank. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, generally sound but with some wear to extremities and rubbing to boards and marks to boards. Front joint starting slightly. Internally, generally firmly bound. Bright but with occasional scattered spotting and handling marks and the odd slight closed tear. Good Only
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH14-C-13
- Title
- The Nurse, A Poem
- Author
- Luigi Tansillo; William Roscoe
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M'Creery for Cadell and Davies
- Place of Publication
- Liverpool
- Date Published
- 1800
- Size
- 6.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Italian English Venosa Tansillo English
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...