Category: Italy

Report Upon the Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries for the Year 1879, Volume II

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office : 1880

Seller ID: 004391

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good+

Table of Contents: Europe: Sweden and Norway, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain and Ireland, France, Switzerland, Spain, Gibraltar, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Austria-Hungary, Greece, Romania, Russia; and Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands, Society Islands. 875 pp. including Index. Numerous tables for each country showing Imports and Exports. Brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Spine reads: Supplement to Commercial Relations 1879. Small tear at spine top edge. Spine ends bumped/rubbed. Otherwise covers are Very Good. Ex.-mus. stamp and numbers on front free endpaper, oth...
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Scribner's Magazine, Vol. II, July-December

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Charles Scribners Sons : 1887

Seller ID: 004746

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good to Good-

Six months bound into one volume. Lacks the advertisements and individual covers. Numerous articles by famous authors: "Camping and Hunting in the Shoshone" by W.S. Rainsford, with photographs; "Caverns and Cavern Life" by N.S. Shaler with illustrations and "The Instability of the Atmosphere" by Shaler with illustrations and diagrams by the author; "The Modern Nile" by Edward L. Wilson, with photos by the author; "Bucolic Dialect of the Plains" by Louis Swinburne; In Dickens-Land by Edwin Percy Whipple; "A Drift from Redwood Camp" by Bret Harte w...
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Miscellaneous Essays

By: Alison, Archibald

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, Cary & Hart : 1845

Seller ID: 004410

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Reprinted from the English Originals, with the Author's corrections for this edition. Contents include: Chateaubriand; Napoleon; Bossuet; Poland; Madame De Stael; Marshal Ney; Robert Bruce; Paris in 1814; The Louvre in 1814; Tyrol; France in 1833; Italy; Military Treason and Civic Soldiers; Arnold's Rome; French Revolution of 1830; Desertion of Portugal; Karamsin's Russia; The Spanish Revolution of 1820 and others. Total of 34 articles. 390 pp. Salmon color covers with some soiling/rubbing. Corner tips bumped/rubbed to boards. Paper label top of spine with black print title: "Cheap Editi...
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THE TALISMAN ITALIAN COOK BOOK

By: Boni, Ada

Price: $60.00

Publisher: New York, Crown Publishers, Inc. : 1950

Seller ID: 007156

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

The famous complete guide to Italian cookery, covering all notable dishes in the various styles: Milanese, Bolognese, Venetian, Neapolitan, Sicilian, Roman, etc. Translated and Augmented by Matilde Pei. Introduction by Mario A. Pei. Special Edition Printed for Ronzoni Macaroni Co., Inc. With special message from Emanuele Ronzoni, President of Ronzoni Macaroni Co., Inc. 292 pages with index. Ten page advertisement supplement for Ronzoni with recipes. Green cloth covers with yellow title on front and spine. DJ in Good+ condition with wear and chipping/tears to corners and edges, back of jacket i...
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THE RING AND THE BOOK

By: Browning, Robert

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, The Heritage Press : 1949

Seller ID: 005245

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

"A lover of poetry who desired to make acquaintance with Browning's work once inquired of him which poem he should read first, and straightway came the reply - 'The Ring and the Book, of course.'" With an introduction by Edward Dowden. Illustrated with engravings by Carl Schultheiss. 690 pp. Covers in Very Good condition with some rubbing to the spine edges. Slipcase in Good condition with boards exposed along edges and corners, and small tear along bottom of case. Back hinge broken. Interior is tight, clean and in VG condition.
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ROME THE ETERNAL CITY: ITS RELIGIONS, MONUMENTS, LITERATURE, AND ART (TWO VOLUMES)

By: Clement, Clara Erskine

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Boston, Dana Estes and Company : 1896

Seller ID: 006525

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good-

"In studying the history of a people, nothing can be more interesting than its religion, and nothing more vital to the comprehension of the character of a nation than a knowledge of its initial system of faith and worship." In two volumes. Volume I: 1-422 pp. Volume II: 423-830 pp. Red cloth covers with gilt/blue decorative image and title on front, and faded gilt title on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges lightly rubbed, fading along joints, some light soiling. Volume II has bubbling on back cover. Both volumes spines are significantly faded from sun exposure, spine e...
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LIFE OF MICHAEL ANGELO: VOLUME I AND II

By: Grimm, Herman

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Boston, Little Brown and Co. : 1901

Seller ID: 005257

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Translated by Fanny Elizabeth Bvnnett. New Edition with additions Illustrated with photogravure plates from works of art. Both volumes have maroon cloth covers with gold gilt lettering and decorative on the front cover and spine. Gold top edges. Volume I: 558 pp. with appendix. Corners bumped and edges rubbed on cover. Top and bottom of spine is worn. Front hinge is broken. One plate has been removed from the interior. Previous owner's name inscribed on front endpaper. Most plates have tissue guards. Interior is tight and clean. Volume II: 536 pp. with index. Corners bumped with b...
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JOHN L. STODDARD'S LECTURES: SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME NUMBER FOUR (SICILY, GENOA, A DRIVE THROUGH THE ENGADINE)

By: Stoddard, John L.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Boston, Balch Brothers Co. : 1906

Seller ID: 007158

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the World's Famous Places and People, Being The Identical Discourses Delivered During The Past Eighteen Years Under The Title of The Stoddard Lectures. Tells the world travels of John Lawson Stoddard (1850-1931), a teacher, author and lecturer. 336 pages with index and list of illustrations. Red marbled board with dark brown leather corners and spine, gilt title on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, significant wear to leather with tears and chipping, spine worn, spine ends are torn and fraying. Gilt top page edge. Spin...
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING IN COMPLIANCE WITH A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE, COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE TOUCHING THE ORIGIN, PROGRESS AND CONCLUSION OF THE LATE CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE KINGDOM OF SARDINIA

By: Tyler, John

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office : 1841

Seller ID: 006959

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good-

29th Congress, 1st Session, Senate, Doc. No. 118. September 13, 1841. -- Read. February 9. 1846. -- Ordered to be printed. 45 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding, creasing and some chipping along spine edge. Pages are browning and have some foxing spots, text is easily legible. Document in VG- condition.
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Category: Italy