THE IMPROVISATORE: OR, LIFE IN ITALY
by ANDERSEN, Hans Christian
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About This Item
1847. ANDERSEN, Hans Christian, transl. and with a brief biography by Mary HOWITT. THE IMPROVISATORE: OR, LIFE IN ITALY. London: Richard Bentley/Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, 1847. xxx + [2] + 340 pp. + 2 pp. publisher's advertisements. 12mo., brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Bentley's Standard Novels series. Gilt spine, corners gently bumped, Light rubbing to cloth. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Frontispiece engraving by Clara Cawse has minor foxing to margins; tissue guard intact. Binding tight. A very nice early English translation (first edition published in 1845).
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- Bookseller
- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83915
- Title
- THE IMPROVISATORE: OR, LIFE IN ITALY
- Author
- ANDERSEN, Hans Christian
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1847
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
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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
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- 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.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...