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LA CITTA MORTA (The Dead City)
by d'Annunzio, Gabriele
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Milan: Fratelli Treves, 1898. First Edition. Leather. Very Good. First edition. Second Thousand. In Italian. 8vo. 288p. Full crushed red morocco with an Arts & Crafts floral leaf pattern with surrounding gilt dots on front board and rear. Spine with five raised bands, with the titles right on the leather in one compartment, other compartments decorated with a squared flower, leaf and dot motif matching the boards. Gilt ruled inner dentelles with matching floral cornerpieces. With marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. The text a little age-toned at the edges, a hint of wear at the head of the front joints and small trace of rubbing to the bands, else a very near fine copy. La Citta Morta is a five act tragedy written by Italian aesthete/decadent, poet, playwright, orator, journalist and soldier Gabrielle d'Annunzio for Sarah Burnhardt. The world premier of the play took play at the Theatre de la Renaissance in Paris in January 1898 in a French translation, with Sarah Bernhardt in the role of Anna. A scarce playscript of a famous 19th century Italian tragedy bound in an exquisite Arts & Crafts binding in the style of Doves Bindery.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43459
- Title
- LA CITTA MORTA (The Dead City)
- Author
- d'Annunzio, Gabriele
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Fratelli Treves
- Place of Publication
- Milan
- Date Published
- 1898
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- A.N.
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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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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