Search Results: Italy from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 1972. Hardcover First Ed USA, so stated. First Ed USA, so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: Book shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of shelfwear to the lower extremities; the top edge may be lightly tinted, or perhaps is rather heavily dust-dulled; the front endpapers show considerable foxing; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; a tiny, closed tear at the top of the front panel; dampstaining at the bottom edge of the rear panel and also visible from verso at the front panel and back strip; price has not been clipped. No longer 'As New', but remains a structurally sound, tightly bound copy: quite presentable, with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 200pp. Fold-out Map at the rear endpapers. Hardback with DJ.

London, UK Olive Press, 1986. Paperback First Ed UK, so stated. First Ed UK, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; binding shows barely discernible spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Just a hint of wear to extremities; very fain sunning along front hinge; pages tanned a bit. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 165pp. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Routledge, 1993. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Near Fine: mild rubbing to sheen of wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 251pp. Academic Press Paperback. The editors are interested in the "feminisms" of countries other than England, the US, and France, and have collected essays spanning 1979- 1989 which represent the Italian feminist debate. These essays illuminate the specific character of Italian feminism.

New York, NY Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1908. Hardcover Reprint Edition [1908]. Very Good+: shows very light wear to extremities. Binding square and secure; text clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. Photo frontis 346pp. Olive Green cloth over boards; "The Astor Prose Series" embossed at the front panel; gilt titles at the back strip. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Reprint Edition. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

New York, NY The Modern Library, 1964. Hardcover First Edition Thus (1964), most probably a later printing. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of wear to extremities; faint foxing to the top edge of the text block; former owner's name, place, and date at the rear of the front free endpaper; the binding is leans slightly off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A very carefully used copy; structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and a minor flaw. The DJ shows light wear to extremities, with scant loss to rubbing and a tiny tear at the upper front corner tip; small loss to chips at the head of the backstrip; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. Shows a little wear, and not without flaw, but remains attractive. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.25 x 5 x 1.2… Read More

New York, NY New American Library: Mentor , 1988. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1962), Thirteenth Printing (1988). Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of creasing to the upper corner tips and a couple of faint creases to the backstrip; the expected light tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.25 x 1 inches). 432 pages. 100 stick-paper duotone illustrations. Translated by Janet Sondheimer. Language: English. Weight: 10 ounces. MR2542. First Edition Thus (1962),… Read More

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, UK Penguin: Peregrine Books, 1962. Paperback First Edition Thus (1962), so stated. First published in hardcover by Martin Secker in 1915. First Edition Thus (1962), so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use; just a touch of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels of the self-wrapper covers; some faint soiling; former owner's address label at front endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and a couple of minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.2 x 0.75 inches). 357 pages. Introduction by John… Read More

Pisa, Italy Edizioni FE.BA, 1953. Paperback Probable later Edition, [1952]. Good in Wraps: shows faint dampstains at the rear panel; light wear to the extremities; some faint stress-creasing to the front panel; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome little volume, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a little wear and several flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.85 x 4.95 x 0.2 inches). 52 pages. Artistic Guide. Text in Italian, English, and French. 27 original photographs in black & white. Weight: 2.5 ounces. Copyright 1952. Paperback:

New York, NY The Philosophical Library, 1959. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New', but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 66pp. irst Ed, unstated. Hardback with DJ. The book treats of the ideal of the renaissance man, the growth of individualism, and the "universal man" ideal.

New York, NY John Lane Company, 1909. Hardcover Second Edition [1909]. EX-LIBRARY, showing an attractive bookplate at the front pastedown endpaper and a card-pouch at the rear pastedown and a "Due Date" slip affixed to the rear free endpaper; the front free endpaper has been removed. Else, Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing amd some faint spots of soiling to the front panel; slight spine lean. The binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Despite some minor flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches). 260 pages. Olive green cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Top Edge Gilt. Shipping Weight: 17 ounces. Second Edition [1909]. The first edition was published in 1895. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Vernon Lee was the pseudonym of the British writer Violet Paget (14 October 1856 – 13 February 1935). She is remembered today primarily for her… Read More

London, UK T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1913. Hardcover First Edition, unstated. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing. Sparse, faint foxing to the front and rear endpapers. Binding square and secure; text clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large Format 8vo. 456pp. Tipped-in Frontispiece Portrait of Erasmus by Holbein. Twenty-two illustrations by Holbein, Cellini, Giotto, Botticelli, Vasari, Raphael, Michael Angelo, Rubens, Velasquez, Etc., many tipped-in and in color. Each colored plate accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpress. "H. S. H. Prince Vallabhakara did the work of compiling this volume and preparing it for the press. First Edition, unstated.Rough-cut bottom and fore-edges. Top Edge Gilt. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

New Haven, CT Yale University Press, 1990. Hardcover Book-Club Edition. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: Book shows only the former owner's name and date at the front free endpaper; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; mildest rubbing; unclipped. No longer 'As New', but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder or Ex-Library. 8vo. 312 pages. Book-Club Edition. Hardback with DJ. `` `Dear Mother, enclosed is Sebald Gruner's bill for my board. Would you send the money as soon as possible? . . . I owe the laundress. I have no more time to write, as I must study for exams.' Your Loving Son, Friederich Behaim.'' This letter, written by Friederich III Behaim in 1579, is just a sample of the delight that awaits readers as they peruse the letters that chronicle the lives of three boys, all members of a powerful merchant family in 16th- and 17th-century Nuremberg. Through their writings, which span the years from age 15 to 25, readers… Read More

London, UK Methuen Drama, 1991. Paperback Reprint Edition. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging. Binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 206pp. Translated by Gillian Hanna, Ed Emery and Christopher Cairns. Introduced by Stuart Hood and Gillian Hanna. Reprint Edition, reissed with a new cover design in 1993. Trade Paperback. This volume contains 20 monologues. With Dario Fo's satirical wit and Franca Rame's ability to produce real-life situations, this book is a must-read for all interested in the dramatic arts. A Woman Alone, the title monologue, is arguably the most brilliant of Fo and Rame's combined efforts. It is the story of Sharon, a woman imprisoned in her flat by her husband after committing adultery with a boy young enough to be her son. The… Read More