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NOUVELLES DE BANDELLO. VOLUMES 1 AND 2
by Bandello, Matteo. (Shakespeare, William)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
Paris: Imprimerie de Magny-en-Vexin. C. Motteroz, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover. First French Edition of Romeo and Juliet, limited to 300 copies. Penned by the Italian author, Matteo Bandello and first published in 1554, collecting twenty-one short stories that subsequently formed the basis for many European literary works, notably, Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado about Nothing. Originally translated into English in 1562, by Arthur Brook, in his poem, Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet. 16mo. Volume 1, 332 pp. Volume 2, 340 pp. Fine in original marbled paper covered boards with marbled endpapers, teg. One quarter black leather, raised bands with gilt lettering on the spine. Original green silk ribbon markers. Frontispiece portrait of Bandello, including a biography of his life. Front pastedown of both volumes bear the vintage bookplate of Redmond Conyngham, the noted Pennsylvania historian. A truly lovely set.
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- Bookseller
- TBCL The Book Collection Library
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31753
- Title
- NOUVELLES DE BANDELLO. VOLUMES 1 AND 2
- Author
- Bandello, Matteo. (Shakespeare, William)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Imprimerie de Magny-en-Vexin. C. Motteroz
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1879
- Keywords
- SHAKESPEARE, ROMEO AND JULIET
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- First Edition
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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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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