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MILANO: CASA EDITRICE BIETTI, 1951. In 16. Dim. 18x12,5 cm. Pp. 418.Edizione Bietti del 1951 del noto romanzo storico dello scrittore polacco Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916). L'opera venne pubblicata a puntate per la prima volta nel 1894 sulla Gazzetta Polacca e raccolta in un volume nel 1896. Lo scritto ebbe un successo internazionale tanto che Sienkiewicz vinse il premio Nobel per la letteratura nel 1905. Firma al frontespizio datata 1952. In buone condizioni. Copertina editoriale in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Legatura in buone condizioni ma le prime 14 pagine staccate dalla legatura. All'interno le pagine si presentano in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture. Edition of 1951 of the famous historical novel by the poland writer Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916). The work was published in instalments for the first time in 1894 in the Gazzetta Polacca and collected in one volume in 1896. The writing had an international success so much that Sienkiewicz won the Nobel prize for litterature in 1905. Signature in the title page dated 1952. In good conditions Editorial cover in good general conditions slightly worn in the edges and spine. Binding in good conditions but the first 14 pages detached from binding. Inside pages are in good conditions with occasional foxings.
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On May 18 2021, a reader said:
I received this book as a gift for my 18th birthday in 1955. The title, age and not liking to read, I filed it. When I did pick it up in n my 30's and read it it became one of my favorite reads.
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- Author
- Henryk Sienkiewicz
- Book Condition
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- Publisher
- CASA EDITRICE BIETTI
- Place of Publication
- MILANO
- Date Published
- 1951
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