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The Story of Doctor Manente Being the Tenth and Last Story from the Suppers of A. F. Grazzini Called Il Lasca [Translation and Introduction by D. H. Lawrence]
by Lawrence, D. H
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Florence: G. Orioli, 1929. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition, 240/1200 on Lombardy Paper. 119pp. Octavo. Beige paper vellum boards with black illustration on front and black lettering on spine. Some discolouration to boards (mainly around edges). B/W frontis with one other B/W plate as well. Clean, tight text block with light foxing to outer edge. Outer edges are untrimmed and many (nearly all of the pages) are still attached at the top edge). In light brown dust wrapper with black lettering on front. Wrapper has some fading and is darker around edges and at spine. Some very light wear and mild chipping to edges. A lovely copy. very good David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 Ñ 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter. His collected works represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation. In them, Lawrence confronts issues relating to emotional health and vitality, spontaneity, and instinct. 1929
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- Aquila Books
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- 132033
- Title
- The Story of Doctor Manente Being the Tenth and Last Story from the Suppers of A. F. Grazzini Called Il Lasca [Translation and Introduction by D. H. Lawrence]
- Author
- Lawrence, D. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. Orioli
- Place of Publication
- Florence
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- D.H. Lawrence|English Author|English Lit|English Literature|Translated
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Vellum
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- G
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- Plate
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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