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Damiao de Gois: The Life and Thought of a Portuguese Humanist 1502-1574
by Elisabeth Feist Hirsch
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1967. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1967 1st edition of this "first comprehensive biography of Damiao de Gois in any language. Based on extensive research, it presents one of the most colorful figures of Portugal's Golden Age, a widely travelled diplomat, a writer of distinction, a notable composer, and a close friend of Erasmus". Tight and VG+ in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with mild chipping and creasing along the spine crown, and a touch of very light soiling to the panels. Octavo, part of Martinus Nijhoff's formidable "International Archives of the History of Ideas" series.
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22215
- Title
- Damiao de Gois: The Life and Thought of a Portuguese Humanist 1502-1574
- Author
- Elisabeth Feist Hirsch
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Martinus Nijhoff
- Place of Publication
- The Hague
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- rare Erasmus, rare philosophy, rare Humanism, Humanist Damiao de Gois
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
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Waccabuc, New York
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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