Alla Ventura in Terra di Arezzo
by Chianini, Vincenzo
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Edges and margins mildly foxed in parts; DJ very lightly chipped; a few l small nick and tear (about .25 inches) to spine crown;
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Firenze: Rinascimento del Libro, 1938. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Edges and margins mildly foxed in parts; DJ very lightly chipped; a few l small nick and tear (about .25 inches) to spine crown; else Very Good and tight.. Medium octavo in offwhite wraps overlaid with original DJ-like printed paper wraps; 233pp. + toc; sepia photos. Scarce. No copies located in WorldCat. In Italian. Only 1,000 copies printed, as stated in colophon. Numeorus interesting photos in sepia. A history of the Arezzo regione of Italy. Arezzo was an important area of Etruscan civilization, and is the birthplace of Petrarch, Aretino and Vasari -- among others. || Arezzo (Arretium) ; Tuscany.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15831
- Title
- Alla Ventura in Terra di Arezzo
- Author
- Chianini, Vincenzo
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Edges and margins mildly foxed in parts; DJ very lightly chipped; a few l small nick and tear (about .25 inches) to spine crown;
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Publisher
- Rinascimento del Libro
- Place of Publication
- Firenze
- Date Published
- 1938
- Bookseller catalogs
- Italian; Travel, Exploration and Adventure; Italy, Italian;
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Octavo
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- Colophon
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Worldcat
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.