Spain and the Spaniards; by Edmondo De Amicis; translated from the tenth edition of the Italian by Stanley Rhoads Yarnall [2 volumes]
by De Amicis, Edmondo
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/very good -
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good/very good -. 2 volumes (293 p., frontispiece and 20 additional leaves of plates; 292 p., frontispiece and 23 additional leaves of plates, 1 folded leaf of a map); 19 cm. Original white linen with gilt-stamped spine title and elaborate decoration on spine and front board of each volume. Top page edges gilt. Red ribbon bookmarks. Original red linen dust jackets with paper backing; gilt-stamped spine title on dust jackets. Map of Spain and Portugal printed in green and black by Burk & McFetridge Co., lithographer, Phila. Photogravure plates have tissue guards with captions printed in red. The author, Edmondo de Amicis (1846-1908), was an Italian novelist and journalist. This is a beautifully illustrated edition of a fascinating mid-19th-century account of travel through Spain. Books are in Very Good Condition: loss of cloth at head of both spines; otherwise clean and bright, a very uncommon state for white bindings, but thanks here to the linen dust jackets. Dust jackets are in Very Good- Condition: edges rubbed; minor loss at head of spines and ends of flap folds; spines are darkened; lightly soiled.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003336
- Title
- Spain and the Spaniards; by Edmondo De Amicis; translated from the tenth edition of the Italian by Stanley Rhoads Yarnall [2 volumes]
- Author
- De Amicis, Edmondo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry T. Coates & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1895
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- Architecture; Travel & Exploration; History & Politics; Art, Photography, & Antiques;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
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- Leaves
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- 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...
- 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
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