A CROWN OF FIRE; The Life and Times of Girolamo Savonarola
by Van Paassen, Pierre
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London etc.: Hutchinson of London, 1961. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo, brown cloth with silver and red lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with sketches of Savonarola before Florence's towering city hall, xxii + 330 pages. Engrossing study of the Inquisitor Savonarola and his dangerous era. <br /> <br /> Remarkably well preserved copy: tight, bright, clean in bright dust jacket (unclipped) with slight edgewear and traces of soil on the rear panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8392
- Title
- A CROWN OF FIRE; The Life and Times of Girolamo Savonarola
- Author
- Van Paassen, Pierre
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson of London
- Place of Publication
- London etc.
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Catholicism, burning, inquisition, religion, danger, Jews, heretics, death, stake, Florence, Italy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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.