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The Earlier and Later Forms of Petrarch's Canzoniere
by Ruth Shepard Phelps
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Earlier and Later Forms of Petrarch's Canzoniere by Ruth Shepard Phelps, containing tipped-in note of errata and emendations.
Hardback, 1925, first edition, published by The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 249 pages + x.
Measures around 9" by 6" by 7/8". No dust jacket. Black cloth binding, gilt lettering and crest to spine. A little marking and some scuffing to binding but quite clean. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges. Binding quite firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and marked (more so on upper edge). Page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, inscriptions, etc. See pictures for further information.
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- Bookseller
- GN Books and Prints
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-109
- Title
- The Earlier and Later Forms of Petrarch's Canzoniere
- Author
- Ruth Shepard Phelps
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1925
- Pages
- 249 + x
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Petrarch; Manuscript; Canzoniere
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Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
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