The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi
by Gozzi, Count Carlo; Translated Into English by John Addington Symonda
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: John C. Nimmo, 1890. Limited to 780 copies: 520 for England and 260 for America, this is copy #121. Bound in the publisher's original quarter calf over green buckram boards, with the armorial crest of Count Gozzi tooled in gilt front boards. Top edges gilt, lovely blue floral decorative end papers, ribbon markers. "With portrait and six original etchings by Adolph LaLauze, and eleven subjects illustrating Italian comedy by Maurice Sand, engraved on copper by A. Manceau, and colored by hand." Very Good Plus, calf a bit rubbed, an attractive set in the original binding. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Quarter Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008168
- Title
- The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi
- Author
- Gozzi, Count Carlo; Translated Into English by John Addington Symonda
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered Edition
- Publisher
- John C. Nimmo
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fine Bindings;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...