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Renaissance in Italy (2-volume complete set) (Modern Library Giants #G20.1 & G21.1)
by SYMONDS, John Addington
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1936, 1941. Hardcover. This review of the Italian Renaissance by John Addington Symonds was originally published from 1875 to 1886 in 7 volumes. It is presented here in two unabridged Modern Library Giant volumes. The author was an English literary critic and poet. Volumes wrapped in slightly mismatched orange jackets. --- In Toledano spine G3 / blue cloth (vol. 1), rust (vol. 2) / gilt-stamped ML torchbearer device to covers / spine titling & decorations in gilt / faded blue topstain (v.1), faded red (v.2) / jacket style Gb, versos advertise 271 titles (v.1), 245 titles (v.2) in ML catalog. ML #G20.1 & G21.1. --- A clean, tightly-bound, unmarked set, though with mild sunning to edges of both volumes. Prices are blacked-over on unclipped dust jackets; with tears & chips to extremities and sun-fading to spines, v. 2 with large open tear at head of spine; both are otherwise intact and in removable mylar protectors.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xx, [2], 970, xvi, 1060 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88243
- Title
- Renaissance in Italy (2-volume complete set) (Modern Library Giants #G20.1 & G21.1)
- Author
- SYMONDS, John Addington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Publisher
- The Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936, 1941
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>European History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About Bluebird Books
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