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Graffiti D'Italia
by Story, William Wetmore
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Story, W. W. Graffiti D'Italia. New York: Charles Scribner & Co., 1868. First Edition. 8vo. 412 pp.
Hardcover, no dust jacket. Good hardcover bound in brown cloth with Story's monogram in gilt on cover, with black and gilt lines and gilt title and author on spine. There is wear and some fraying at the corners and edges. The inside hinges have cracked, but the super is holding. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown. Text is clean, but there are a few stray pencil marks on first and last pages.
William Wetmore Story was the son of Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story of Massachusetts. After becoming a sculptor and rejecting the law, WW Story moved to Italy. A contemporary of Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Brownings, Story wrote the poems in this volume as dramatic pieces in the voice of historical personages or fictitious characters.
Hardcover, no dust jacket. Good hardcover bound in brown cloth with Story's monogram in gilt on cover, with black and gilt lines and gilt title and author on spine. There is wear and some fraying at the corners and edges. The inside hinges have cracked, but the super is holding. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown. Text is clean, but there are a few stray pencil marks on first and last pages.
William Wetmore Story was the son of Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story of Massachusetts. After becoming a sculptor and rejecting the law, WW Story moved to Italy. A contemporary of Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Brownings, Story wrote the poems in this volume as dramatic pieces in the voice of historical personages or fictitious characters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Backstory Books & Yarn, CBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9931
- Title
- Graffiti D'Italia
- Author
- Story, William Wetmore
- Format/Binding
- Brown cloth with black and gilt decoration
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1868
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- poetry, nineteenth century, expatriate
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Size
- 13X18 cm
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Backstory Books & Yarn, CBA
Biblio member since 2019
Portland, Oregon
About Backstory Books & Yarn, CBA
Backstory is a general used book store in Portland, Oregon. We do specialize in African American, nautical, and craft/textile books. And we buy and sell yarn in our IRL shop. Proud member of the Cascade Booksellers Association.
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