Il Volgo di Roma: Raccolta di Tradizioni e Costumanze Popolari [Vol. I only]
by Francesco Sabatini
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Roma: Ermanno Loescher & Co, 1890. Very Good. Roma: Ermanno Loescher & Co., 1890. First Edition. Octavo (18.5cm.); contemporary half vellum over decorative textured boards, black gilt-lettered spine onlay, top edge stained red, decorative endpapers; 252pp.; illus. Light spotting to vellum, spine a bit toned, boards slightly bowed, endpapers and title page somewhat browned due to inferior paper quality, recent bookseller ticket to front pastedown, else Very Good and internally sound, in attractive binding.
The first of two volumes on popular Roman culture, opening with a chapter on the early 19th century puppeteer Gaetano Santangelo, and equally covering poetry, music, and secular holidays.
The first of two volumes on popular Roman culture, opening with a chapter on the early 19th century puppeteer Gaetano Santangelo, and equally covering poetry, music, and secular holidays.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8452
- Title
- Il Volgo di Roma: Raccolta di Tradizioni e Costumanze Popolari [Vol. I only]
- Author
- Francesco Sabatini
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ermanno Loescher & Co
- Place of Publication
- Roma
- Date Published
- 1890
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
- Vellum
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...