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1763réf. 43118Venezia: Nella Stamperia Baglioni 1763. Two parts in 1 8vo pp. 542 2 644; woodcut printer's device head- and tail-pieces and initials; full contemporary mottled calf elaborately gilt-tooled spine in 6 compartments raised bands burgundy gilt morocco spine label all edges red; edges rubbed from shelf wear bottom two inches of hinges cracked loss to spine foot; dampstaining to gutter edges of last approx. 20 leaves else textblock good and sound. Part II half title: "Vocabolario español e italiano". This edition not in Vancil; OCLC locates one copy in the United States at Delaware. Nella Stamperia Baglioni unknown
1820réf. 40919Italy 1820. Oblong quarto ca. 217 x 272 mm. Bound with light pink light blue and yellow silk ribbons. Notated in black ink on 10-stave rastrum-ruled paper. Songs for solo soprano and piano: 1 Carlini. No. 1a La Rosa allor che nasce = Arietta per Camera Con accompagnamento di Piano-forte Musica del Sigr. mro Carlini. i title 5 1f. blank pp. Small crease to upper outer corner of title. A graceful dance-like song in a lilting 3/8. Unlocated. 2 Carlini. No: 3 Egle saper io bramo Arietta per Camera Con accompagnamento di Pno: Fte: Musica Del Sigr. Mro. Luigi Carlini. i title 8 i blank pp. An impassioned love song with a moto perpetuo triplet piano accompaniment and a lyrical vocal line that grows in intensity by the end of the piece with increasing melismas. The vocal entrance on the name "Egle" is a simple falling fourth with a fermata on the lower note; marked "a piacere" this was likely intended as an opportunity for the vocalist to improvise a cadenza or perform one that was previously composed. "Egle" refers to Aglaurus an Athenian princess from Greek mythology. Unlocated. 3 Carlini. No. 2. A svelar la fiamma ascosa = Arietta per Camera Con accompagnamento di Pno: = Fte: Musica Del Sig Mro Carlini. i title 7 1f. blank pp. The song in 6/8 time is marked "And:antino Grazioso; the vocal part is notable for its delicate filigree-like ornamentation. Unlocated. 4 Lanza. Il Sorriso Canzoncina Con accompagnamento di Forte=Piano Composta Dal Pncpe Sigr. D. Giovanni Lanza e xxmiglia. i title 6 i blank pp. Staining to final blank page. Donizetti composed a song to the same text A 165. Unlocated. 5 Lanza. Il Riso = Polacchina Con accompagnamento di Forte-Piano Musica del Principe Sigr. D Giovanni Lanza E ventimiglia Socio dell'Accademia Filo=Armonica di Palermo. i title 8 i blank pp. A love song in the form of a polonaise; the song is preceded by a "Preludio" introductory grand chords followed by an instrumental iteration of the melody. Unlocated. RISM manuscripts database records one manuscript Andrea Monteleone 19th century associated with the Accademia Filo-Armonica di Palermo RISM 140905. Pieces for solo piano: 6 Lanza arranged by Cantone. Quintiglia Concertata per Violini flauto Ottavino Clarinetto Fagotto e Contra-basso. Musica di Sua Eccela: Il Pncpe Sigr. D: Giovanni Lanza Ridotta per Forte=Piano da Lorenzo Cantone. i title10 i blank pp. Small hole to title; small tear to blank lower margin of second and antepenultimate leaves; a few minor stains. A dance in five parts each numbered and in 6/8 time; 'quintiglia' may refer to a type of contredanse. This group of pieces is a transcription from a larger chamber work. Original works of the arranger Lorenzo Cantone form a part of a manuscript held at Boston University Mugar Memorial Library Department of Special Collections RISM 139256. Elegant dances in attractively idiomatic keyboard arrangements. Unlocated. 7 Cantone. Marcia Lugubre Composta e ridotta per Forte=Piano da Lorenzo Cantone. i title 4 i blank pp. A transcription from an ensemble piece. This "lugubrious" but in fact fairly energetic march is composed in ABA form with the outer sections in D minor and the inner section in F major. Unlocated. unknown
1682réf. 84382In Siena: nella Stamparia del Pubblico 1682. Cm. 205 pp. 12 551 1. Stemma al frontespizio e grande marchio al verso dell'ultima carta il testo è inoltre arricchito di parecchie figure incise in xilografia. Legatura coeva in pergamena semifloscia con nervi passanti e titoli manoscritti al dorso. Un paio di antiche firme di possesso. Esemplare genuino e ben conservato. Cfr. Riccardi I 478: "Libri. osserva trovarvisi le soluzioni di alcuni problemi indeterminati. Opera interessantissima per la storia dell'aritmetica ampiamente sviluppata ed applicata anche alla mercatanzia e per quella della geometria pratica trovandovisi la descrizione e l'uso degli strumenti allora conosciuti fra i quali sono notevoli quelli che ora direbbesi di celerimensura". nella Stamparia del Pubblico unknown
2021réf. x-8891321192L'Erma Di Bretschneider 2021. Paperback. New. 542 pages. Italian language. 8.50x5.51x0.69 inches. L'Erma Di Bretschneider paperback
1712réf. Alibris.0035969Hamburg Germany: Crisitani Liebezeit. 1712. Vellum. Good. ex-library vellum cover is worn & soiled call number on spine labels inside front cover front hinge is partly-split inscription & minor tears & minor insect damage on FFEP stamp & owner's name & year on title page. 730 p. Includes illustrations. xlii284220178 11 figures on 6 pages Crisitani Liebezeit hardcover
1795réf. 128087Nella stamperia di Filippo Raimondi Napoli 1795. Vellum. Very Good. 1795 Nella stamperia di Filippo Raimondi Napoli 8vo contemporary vellum darkened spine with loss of gilt titling paper label added. Ink to flyleaf and title page. Frontis. 301 pages. Please email for photos. Nella stamperia di Filippo Raimondi, Napoli hardcover
1605réf. 031759Venice: Io Anto Rampazettum 1605. Book. Very Good. Vellum-Paper. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paper vellum over boards. In-8 43 pages followed by five leaves of illustrations. Illustrated with engravings line drawings and devices throughout. First edition 1605. Pignoria's Mensa Isiaca is the first notable work of Egyptology. The Mensa Isaca was a bronze table-top discovered in the ruins of the Temple of Isis at Rome in 1527.This first edition of his work essentially an iconographical commentary on the large figures on the table-top appeared in 1605' Blackmer. Water stained on bottom quarter corners of most pages. But print and illustrations very clear. Sewn binding has slight loosening at bottom but is sound. A very good copy of a book this old and hard to find. Io Anto Rampazettum Hardcover
1605réf. 035485Venice: Io Anto. Rampazettum 1605. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 43 numbered leaves followed by five leaves of illustration. Rebound in faux wood panel covers with white vellum over spine and corners. Small book plate on front paste down. Very tiny worm hole through lower marginal corner of the last half of the leaves. Scattered mostly light foxing. Io Anto. Rampazettum hardcover
1657réf. 328451657. unknown
Acquaforte misure: mm 317 × 247 Pittore ed incisore allievo di Guido Reni e di Giovanni Andrea Sirani dai quali spesso ha desunto i soggetti delle sue incisioni. Più noto come incisore che come pittore segue i modi classicisti del maestro Guido Reni adottando un segno chiaro e sciolto. Oggi è considerato uno dei protagonisti del panorama grafico bolognese di pieno Seicento; a lui vengono ricondotte venticinque lastre in tutto -secondo Bartsch- nelle quali si evince qualche incertezza nell’uso delle morsure. In questa grande stampa, tratta da un'invenzione di Guido Reni, viene rappresentata all'interno di un paesaggio la Sacra Famiglia in fuga. Sotto delle alte palme, sulla sinistra, vediamo la Vergine vestita con un abito riccamente panneggiato mediante forti contrasti chiaroscurali che regge avvolto tra le fasce il Bambin Gesù dormiente. Alle sue spalle San Giuseppe, un uomo anziano dalla barba e dai capelli bianchi, assiste premuroso alla scena intima, colma di amore. In basso sulla destra un putto dona un fiore a Maria preso dal vassoio che regge nella mano sinistra. In basso a sinistra "G.R.IN" e a destra "L.Loli". Tutta la composizione è giocata su una ricerca di luci che creano un effetto grigio-argenteo conferendo solennità alla scena. Impressione eccellente, dai neri delicati. Ottimo stato di conservazione. Minimi margini oltre la battuta del rame. Stato unico. Filigrana: cerchio con iscritto un motivo non identificabile. Bibliografia: Bartsch, vol. 19, pag. 94, 1; TIB vol.42, pag. 127, 1 (165).
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réf. SONG147242655XRoutledge 2015-06-12. 1. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.50x1.50x9.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge hardcover
1844réf. 34325Cambridge City Wayne CO: D. K. Winder Printer. Good with no dust jacket. 1844. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 64 pages; An Emigrant to the West. Published for the Benefit of Youth: By a Lover of the Studious. Thin 12mo 6 1/8 by 4 1/2 inches. errata leaf glossary leaf title leaf III-VII i 9-64pp. Quarter blue cloth and paper-covered boards. Wear to surface and edges of covers. Dampstained foxed fep worn with owners penciling old inkstains to rep old ink scribbling to ffep. A humorous little book that misapplies and fabricates words. For instance in a letter from Aquaticville July 30th 1842 One day the solar sphere had culminated being much defatigued from continuous insolation I gave way to a recubation under an umbrageous tree continguous to the went for the purpose of exercising my mandibles and masticators upon the contents of my viaticum Soon as my ophalmic organs had undergone entire patefaction I realized nubiferous gales in operation The streams assumed ampliations that might be called a local cataclysm. Aqueous dominations prevailed on earth; igneous puissance predominated in the nubiferous regions and a resistless ventosity maintained awful boations in the atmosphere. pp12-13. Quite a scarce little tome of interest to philologists collectors of both Juvenile and early Western USA materialas well as textbooks. Will always hold its own as one of the most curious books in the field of American textbooks. W/C locates but 17 copies in collections. 15.7cm tall. 1st issue. Walker 385 who got her entry from Wilberforce Eames. The 1850 second edition of this strange work with its endless Rabelaisian sequences of archaic words. He young tykes are encouraged to cultivate their little pates with such stupefying jawbreakers as cynogetics funambulist thrasonically and xeraphthalmy. " The second edition was published in Cincinnati 1850- that edition is substantially different from the first; having undergone thorough revision. Binding solid. . D. K. Winder, Printer. hardcover
1955réf. 2607040020Milan: Amilcare Pizzi Biblioteca Ambrosiana 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. Facsimile of Milan's Codex Resta featuring work by Da Vinci Tintoretto Bellini Large folio 20 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches. Limited edition of 2030. Bound in publisher's leather backed pictorial boards reproducing the original gilt-decorated covers. In publisher's olive cloth slipcase. Slip case is worn. Internally very good. 100 mounted facsimile leaves showing 248 images. Reproduced from Father Sebastiano Resta's album of Old Master drawings from the 17th century. Artists include Leonardo da Vinci Gioto di Bondone Piero della Francesca Gian Lorenzo Bernini Annibale Carracci Tintoretto Giovanni Bellini Andrea Mantegna Antonio da Correggio Nicolas Poussin etc. With parallel introductory text in Italian French English and German. Milan: Amilcare Pizzi (Biblioteca Ambrosiana) hardcover
1825réf. 28240Firenze: per Giuseppe Molini co' tipi Bodoniani 1825. Quattro volumi di cm. 31 pp. 4 xlv 3 267 1; 233 1; 4 218; 4 240. Ritratto dell'autore all'antiporta del primo volume di Faustino Anderloni. Solida legatura di fine '800 in piena pergamena rigida con titoli in oro su tasselli ai dorsi. Tagli colorati. Ex libris incisi. Qualche leggera fioritura e brunitura perlopiù marginale. Esemplare peraltro genuino e ben conservato. Edizione speciale della Crusca voluta del Granduca Leopoldo II e da quest'ultimo finanziata. Non comune a reperirsi in quanto mai messa in commercio e stampata in soli 252 esemplari di cui i primi 100 su carta speciale e con 2 ritratti. Il presente appartiene alla tiratura normale con un solo ritratto inciso dall'Anderloni. Cfr. Gamba 660: "Splendidissima edizione. Le Poesie e Prose del Magnifico si leggono finalmente nette da quelle macchie che bruttavano la maggior parte delle edizioni precedenti"; Brunet III1569: "Très belle édition". per Giuseppe Molini co' tipi Bodoniani unknown
1636réf. 37856Venetiis : Ex Typographia Ducali Pinelliana 1636. 15 parti in varia numerazione alcune parti hanno paginazione autonoma mentre altre sono in numerazione continua in un vol. in-folio 332x225mm pp. 4 156 12; 50 2; 38 2; 39-53; 55-66; 67-78; 79-89; 94 2; 112; 10 2; 140 8; 42 2; 169 2; 22 2; 108 44 di varianti emendazioni e indici generali. Solida legatura settecentesca in p. pelle marrone marmorizzata con bordura dorata a inquadrare il perimetro dei piatti. Fregi e fiorellini dorati al dorso. Tagli rossi sguardie marmorizzate. Impresa tipografica al titolo. Fregi tipografici in xilografia. Alcuni aloni marginali ininfluenti uno strappo all'angolo inferiore esterno di una pag. Ottimo esemplare nell'insieme. Edizione parzialmente originale reimpressione con mutato titolo e con alcune modifiche della 'Historiarum Rolandini" Venezia 1635 delle opere dello storico letterato umanista e uomo politico Albertino Mussato Padova 1261-Chioggia 1329 in cui posto preminente hanno i lavori storici sul regno di Enrico VII in Italia fra le opere più rappresentative del preumanesimo padovano. BL Italian Books 17th century p. 601. Bruni / Evans Italian 17th century books in Cambridge libraries 3606. Brunet III 1966. NUC pre-1956 vol. 403 p. 242. Bondanella Dictionary of Italian Literature p. 347. Manca alla Vinciana. Ex Typographia Ducali Pinelliana unknown
2023réf. x-3031101340Springer Nature 2023. Hardcover. New. 1983 pages. 9.25x6.10x4.37 inches. Springer Nature hardcover
1797réf. 88RARE FIRST EDITION OF LORENZO MASCHERONI's TREATISE ABOUT THE USE OF THE COMPASS IN GEOMETRY UNTRIMMED AND UNCUT COPY IN ORIGINAL PAPER WRAPPER Mascheroni Lorenzo. La geometria del compasso di Lorenzo Mascheroni. Pavia : presso gli eredi di Pietro Galeazzi anno V della Repubblica francese 1797. 8to 223 x 130 mm original printer's wrappers; pp. 2 XVIII 264 14 leaves of folding plates woodcut decoration at title page friezes and headletters. The principle of economy in geometric constructions First edition of Mascheroni's most important work with a dedication in verse to Napoleon in which he proves that any geometrical construction of Euclidean geometry can be carried out by means of compasses alone admitting that a straight line is constructed once two of its points have been defined thus demonstrating how a certain principle of economics in geometric constructions proclaimed by all the great mathematicians of the past from Pappus to Descartes was regularly and violated by the use of two tools where only one was enough. His approach was to first demonstrate how to use the compass alone to bisect a given arc of a circle add and subtract two given segments find the fourth proportional given three segments find the point of intersection of two given lines and the points of intersection between a given line and a circle. At this point Mascheroni theoretically demonstrated how all constructions completed with ruler and compass can be considered as a composition of the elementary operations defined above and therefore obtained using only the compass. In the spirit of the Enlightenment this work is not meant to be just theoretical but is also designed to facilitate the construction of precision instruments. Although some authors such as the Danish G. Mohr had sought before Mascheroni the solution of certain geometrical problems by using the compass alone he was able to deal with the subject of the geometry of the compass with such depth and in such a general way to make his forerunner forgotten. Lorenzo Mascheroni 1750 - 1800 was an Italian mathematician scholar and academic who since 1778 taught physics and mathematics at the Bergamo seminary. His most important contributions concern mathematical analysis with studies related to integral calculus and natural logarithms construction science with its original studies on arc-breaking calculus and geometry with the demonstration that solvable problems with row and compasses can also be solved with just the compass. His name is also linked to the Euler-Mascheroni constant of which he calculated the first 32 decimal digits. The Euler – Mascheroni constant also called Euler's constant is a mathematical constant recurring in analysis and number theory usually denoted by the lowercase Greek letter gamma γ. It is defined as the limiting difference between the harmonic series and the natural logarithm. Napoleon whose passion for science and mathematics is known met Mascheroni in 1796 during the invasion northern Italy and was intrigued by his theories ion the use of the compasses becoming they say a great expert. "General we could expect from you everything but geometry lessons": with this sentence the mathematician Laplace and Lagrange welcomed Napoleon's explanations on Mascheroni's constructions whose book just a year after the Italian edition in 1798 was translated into French by Charette. Conditions: Light marks of use along the text small warmholes never touching the text in general very good copy printed on strong paper untrimmed and uncut in its original paper wrapper. References: RICCARDI P. "Biblioteca Matematica Italiana Milano 1952 vol. 1 134 9.1 "Pregiata e Rara". Pietro Galeazzi paperback
1679réf. 71520Sevilla: Colegio de San Hermenegildo 1679. Holandesa época. Cuarto mayor. Colegio de San Hermenegildo hardcover
1745réf. 7285Zaragoza: Imprenta del Rey 1745. 207x150mm. 8¼x6". Zaragoza Imprenta del Rey 1745. En 4º. 34 h. 316 pp. 3 h. Portada dentro de orla tipográfica. Encuadernación de la época en pergamino. Primera edición. Historia de las magistraturas en España en su amplio sentido es decir no solo de los jueces sino también de los cargos políticos desde la época romana hasta el siglo XVIII. En la obra sigue la doctrina de Mariana Francisco Garma Antonio Sotelo Salazar de Mendoza etcétera. Lorenzo Santayana Bustillo fue catedrático de la Universidad de Cervera y oidor de la Audiencia de Zaragoza. Nuestro ejemplar incluye al principio 9 hojas manuscritas de época con el "Yndice delos Apellidos de sugetos que se nombran en este Libro cadado por Don Josef Ruiz de Santayana montero de Cámara de S.M." Procedencia: José Ruiz de Santayana Montero de Cámara y Guardia de S.M. descendiente del autor. Imprenta del Rey unknown
1995réf. 221451995 Dessin au crayon et pastel signé en bas à droite, 1995, 20 x 22.5 cm.
1536réf. 026538Cologne: Ioannes Gymnecus 1536. Book. Very Good. Vellum. 56 prelims 608 pp. 127 pp misnumbered: begins 5 4 5 to 127. Contemporary embossed vellum with intact brass clasps. Three works included in one volume. Title page missing but otherwise complete as collated against BSB 1133964 OCLC 220615439. A photocopy of the title page is laid in. Title and author written on fore-edge. Spine has title author and library number probably 17th C and remnant of later library label. Binding is very secure. Handwritten notations on front pastedown. Text block is square and remarkably clean toned but not foxed. Very good or better copy of Valla's important work on the elegance of the Latin language 1471. This analysis was the basis for Humanists to reform Latin prose to a more classical style very different from the ecclesiastical style that had evolved. His knowledge and analysis of the language allowed him to establish that the Donation of Constantine was a forgery perhaps his most famous work. Three works are included in this volume: 1 Laurentii Vallae viri tam Graece quam Latinae linguae doctissimi Elegantiarum Libri omnes apprime útiles scholiis quibusdam ubi hactenus mendosi fuere illustrati per Gybertum Longolium. Hac Postrema Editione Annotationes doctorum hominum non exigua accessione locuple tauimus quod post indicis finem cognoscere perfacile est. Cum índice copiosissimo.; 2 Laurentii Vallae ad Ioannem Tortellium Aretinum cubicularium apostolicum de Reciprocatione Sui & Suus libellus plurimum utilis.; and 3 Laurentii Vallae ad Ioannem Tortellium Aretinum cubicularium apostolicum de Reciprocatione Sui & Suus libellus plurimum utilis. Size: 12mo. Ioannes Gymnecus Hardcover
réf. 51-5758In Firenze: Per Amador Massi forliuese a istanza di Gio. Batista Landini e suoi eredi su' l canto del Garbo sotto la torre de' Sacchetti ≈ MDCXLI-MDCXXXXVII 1641-47. 3 volumes; Part I in 2 vols. Contemporary still vellum Small folio. 21 x 31.6 cm.Bookplate of Robert George Dalrymple Laffan 1887-1972 Lecturer in History University of Cambridge and Life Fellow of Queens' College.8 553 1; 2 557-1188 2 errata; 8 563 37 table and erratapp. Roman type; text in Italian. With half title in first and third volumes Medici coat of arms on title pages portrait of Ammirato in vol. 3 printed marginalia woodcut head-pieces ornaments and decorated initials. Grässe 1/105.Boards lightly scuffed and stained with edgewear and corners bumped mild warping; vol. I and 3 with cracking at joints vol. II with light cracking starting; bookplate and bookseller sticker on paste-downs endpapers with light fraying; pages toned with foxing occasional tear small stain or fold; 2 leaves with tape repair in vol. 1; vol. 2 with light damp staining and several gatherings with small wormholes; vol. 3 with damp staining in preliminaries and several additional leaves staining at tail edge; a very good set.Scipione Ammirato Italy 1531-1601 was a Renaissance author and historian. He was prolific writing many important works discussing literature the genealogy of important Italian families politics and the history of Florence. His Florentine Histories was originally published in two parts the first just before he died and the second four decades later in 1641. In 1647 the first part of Histories was reprinted in an expanded version in two volumes Grässe.OCLC Number 2864559:: "Parte prima tomo primo" and "parte prima tomo secondo" 2 volumes paged and signed continuously are a second edition from 1647 with additions by Scipione Ammirato il Giovane. The first edition was published as "Dell'istorie fiorentine di Scipione Ammirato" in 1600"Parte seconda" edited by Scipione Ammirato il Giovane signed on leaf pi3 verso of volume 2"Parte prima tomo secondo" has colophon: In Fiorenza : Per Amador Massi da Furlì ad istanza de gli eredi di Gio. Batista di Santi di Antonio di Simone di Domenico di Piero di Stefano di Piero dell'Alfiere Landino di Nato Landini 1648"Parte seconda" has imprint: In Firenze : Nella stamperia nuoua d'Amador Massi e Lorenzo Landi MDCXLI 1641Volume 1 part 1: 8 553 3 pages; volume 1 part 2: 2 557-1188 2 pages; volume 2: 8 563 37 pagesSignatures: volume 1 part 1: piâ´ Aâ´ B-2Zⶠ3Aâ´; volume 1 part 2: 3B-5Aⶠ5B-5Kâ´ 5Lâ¶; volume 2: piâ´ A-3Zâ´ 4Aⶠ4B-4Dâ´ 4Eâ¶Last leaf of volume 1 part 1 is blankTitle vignettes coat of arms of dedicatee Ferdinando II de Medici; head- and tail-pieces; initials; printed marginal notesEngraved author's portrait on leaf pi4 verso of volume 2 signed: Pet. de Iode sculpErrata on leaf 5L6 recto of volume 1 part 2 and leaf 4E6 verso of volume 2Includes index at the ends of volume 1 part 2 and volume 2 In Firenze: Per Amador Massi forliuese, a istanza di Gio. Batista Landini, e suoi eredi su' l canto del Garbo sotto la torre de' hardcover
1997réf. SBBIH-FT45X23DW3O7Century 1997. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Century paperback
1997réf. SBBIH-WVNTIFOAIWM6Thames & Hudson Ltd 1997. hardcover. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Thames & Hudson Ltd hardcover
