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Il Libro del Cortegiano del Conte Baldessar Castiglione: (Complete in two volumes, bound as one) [The Book of the Courtier]
by Baldessar Castiglione (Baldassare Castiglione)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Milano (Milan): Dalla Societa Tipografica de Classici Italiani, 1803. Very Good. 5.25 x 8.25 inches (13.5 x 21 cm). Complete in two volumes, bound as one. Half vellum binding with marbled boards by Heyes & Jones of Liverpool. Spine ornately decorated in gilt, with red morocco title label. Light marking to vellum. Slight rubbing to boards. Red dyed page edges with fading. Marbled endpapers. A few pencilled margin markings, text is otherwise very clean throughout. Italian language. Pencilled note to verso of front free endpaper speculating that the book may have belonged to William Roscoe, the slave abolitionist, however we can find no evidence for this. A nice solid example of this classic work on Court etiquette. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.25 x 8.25 inches (13.5 x 21 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xl, 226
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1231I023
- Title
- Il Libro del Cortegiano del Conte Baldessar Castiglione: (Complete in two volumes, bound as one) [The Book of the Courtier]
- Author
- Baldessar Castiglione (Baldassare Castiglione)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dalla Societa Tipografica de Classici Italiani
- Place of Publication
- Milano (Milan)
- Date Published
- 1803
- Size
- 5.25 x 8.25 inches (13.5 x 21 cm
- Keywords
- Courtier, Court Lady, Courtesy Book, Book of Manners, Etiquette, Italy, Italian Court, Italian Culture, Italian language, Travel_Exploration/Europe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Travel: Europe;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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