The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 A.D.
by Durant, Will and Ariel
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Very Good
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Simon and Schuster, 1953. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. (Book Club--unstated) Large, very heavy book, wine cloth badly faded on most of spine and back, gilt illustration and design near fine on front, very fine gilt lettering on spine, map of Italy inside covers and adjacent end papers during Renaissance and now, 776 lightly browned pages and 2-page biographies. DJ inside treated for mildew. DJ red and gold with illustration of Michelangelo on top front right, list of volumes in series on back with praise from New York Times. DJ has two tiny scratches near top front tip, tiny wear spots on top front, slight rubbing to spine, micronick at spine bottom edge, white back lightly browned. DJ and book, both Near Very Good.
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- Seller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 24039
- Title
- The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 A.D.
- Author
- Durant, Will and Ariel
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- History Renaissance Italy
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- New
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