London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1928. Well-illustrated history of Florence, which is intertwined with that of the Medici family. Includes many illustrations in black and white, including some large folding plates. Light blue cloth lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Spine sunned, front cover slightly bowed up at the center, spine ends a little rubbed, good hinges, sound binding, clean pages. Notation and the name A. Simpson on the front free endpaper. A. Simpson is Alan Simpson, who was a Professor of English at Chicago University for many years before he became President of Vassar College through most of the 1960s and 1970s.. Eighth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Resource Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002148
Title: The Story of Florence
Author: Gardner, Edmund G. Illustrated By Nelly Erichsen
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: Eighth Edition
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1928
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Keywords: ITALY HISTORY FIRENZE MEDICI ILLUSTRATED
Bookseller catalogs: World History, World Wars and Militaria;

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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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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....