The Pentameron of Giambattista Basile
by Basile, Giambattista (Translated by Sir Richard Burton)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good -
- Seller
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Canton, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
London: Spring Books, c1950-1959. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good -. "Undated Edition. Maroon Cloth Covers with gilt lettering and decoration to spine; white endpapers; free front endpaper has two small "snake-bite" holes in upper right corner; fixed front endpaper has previous owner's name in upper right corner; Book interior is tight and clean; 8vo; 402 pages + bibliographical note; dustjacket is protected by a mylar wrapper; dustjacket is chipped at spine ends; front dustjacket panel has rubbing at corners and rear white dustjacket panel shows light soiling on white background and two small chips at top corners; introduction by E. R. Vincent, Professor of Italian Studies at Cambridge"
1.63#; P3;
1.63#; P3;
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- Bookseller
- Charing Cross Road Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20072367
- Title
- The Pentameron of Giambattista Basile
- Author
- Basile, Giambattista (Translated by Sir Richard Burton)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Spring Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1950-1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction - General;
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About the Seller
Charing Cross Road Booksellers
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Canton, Georgia
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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.
- 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...