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The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi
Carlo Gozzi; John Addington Symonds
1890
John C. Nimmo : London
10" by 7"
[7], vi-xiv, [3], 2-371; [7], 2-379pp
SUMMARY
A limited edition illustrated translation of Count Carlo Gozzis memoir, translated by John Addington Symonds, illustrated with some colour plates.
Illustrated,Limited Edition,Publishers Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs4 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Complete in two volumes.
A limited edition work, of which two hundred and ten copies were printed, this copy is numbered one-hundred and twenty-nine, with seven etchings in duplicate.
The memoir of Count Carlo Gozzi, a noted Italian playwright, as well as being a champion of Commedia dellarte, an early form of professional theatre, which he was interested in saving.
Gozzi was known for his works Lamore Delle tre Melarance, Turandot, and La Donna Serpente.
Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, seven colour plates, and one monochrome plate.
Volume II illustrated with four colour plates, and five monochrome plates.
Collated, complete.
Translated by John Addington Symonds, an English poet, who was well known for his work on the Renaissance.
Illustrated by Adolphe Lalauze, Maurice Sand, and A. Manceau.
CONDITION
In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. A couple of light marks to the boards and spines. A couple of spots to the fore edges. A little fading to the front board of Volume II Internally, generally firmly bound, and the binding of Volume II a little strained. Pages are bright and clean. Tidemark to the first few pages of each volume, and to the plate facing page 216.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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