Onori e Glorie, Regno d'Italia e Antichi Stati Italiani
by Spada, Antonio
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Milano, (1977): Istituto Per La Diffusione Del Libro. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to 1500 copies signed by the author. Illustrated with an impressive quality of full color photographic images of the most stunningly crafted medals, most full paged. The author had been a collector for many years, and he combines his scholarship with his enthusiasm as a collector. All pieces were incorporated into this volume because of their age, rarity, workmanship or historical association. Each illustration is present with a brief description of the composition and appearance of the piece with background details putting it all into an historical context. Text is in English and Italian. Beautifully bound in a quality full red leather, raised bands with lettering gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. A fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022528
- Title
- Onori e Glorie, Regno d'Italia e Antichi Stati Italiani
- Author
- Spada, Antonio
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Istituto Per La Diffusione Del Libro
- Place of Publication
- Milano, (1977)
- Keywords
- Limited Edition Medals Italy Italian English Color Illustrations
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...