Tarts, Florentines & Kickshaws - Stuart Press Living History Series Volume 54

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The most popular and common Florentine obscene locutions defined and used in conversational examples. Handy pocket sized edition. In good condition, with some fading on the cover/spine. More

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~Pictorial dustwrapper, unfaded, unclipped and protected in removable clear plastic sleeve. Endpapers uncracked at gutters. Signed by author. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. Size: 254pp. With dustwrapper More

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Geoffrey Bles, London. circa 1926. Presumed First. Hardcover. Very Scarce especially with the dj. Blue Boards Black Titles and Bles device to spine. Framed black titles to front.Book Condition: Near Fine. Stamp for sale in dominions only to inside back... More

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FIRST EDITION 2023 VERY GOOD CONDITION. PAPERBACK. One written comment inside by previous owner. The innovative city culture of Florence was the crucible within which Renaissance ideas first caught fire. With its soaring cathedral dome and its... More

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Florence, second half of the 14th century: in the heart of a city in full humanist and cultural effervescence, composers such as Francesco degli Organi and Paolo da Firenze bring the music of their time to its peak. There is a unique abundance which... More

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Celia lives and works in Florence as a tour guide and thinks the forthcoming birthday celebrations for the young wife of wealthy businessman, Lucas Marsh, will bring the usual mix of museums, galleries and exclusive shopping. But in the cold December... More

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Fourth Impression. Hardcovers. Full tree calf leather binding. Gilt titles and decoration to spine. College emblem gilt-stamped to front cover. Prize bookplate to front pastedown. All page edges gilt. A few full-page black and white illustrations. Some... More

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VG gloss card boards, slightest wear to edges. Block clean, binding firm. More

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First printing. Boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Light wear to the extremities. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket is chipped at the spine head and dampstained on the rear panel and spine. The price, $4.50, is present on the... More

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Very good first edition hardcover, SIGNED and inscribed and dated to Robert B. Mantell, a noted Shakespearean stage actor who made several silent films. Inscription is: "Robert B. Mantell, ESQ. with the admiration of the author for one who boldly... More

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Language: English More

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The book is a collection of nine quantitative studies about Renaissance Florentine economy and society. Topics include plague outbreaks interest rates wealth distribution taxes and subsidies art history neighbourhood segregation competitive markets and... More

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This richly illustrated book describes the history & renovation of the north sacristy (Sacrestia delle Messe) in the cathedral of Florence, with its decorations in wood intarsia and other media produced over a 40-year period in the mid-15th century.... More

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In this book, which was originally published in 2005, Amanda Lillie challenges the urban bias in Renaissance art and architectural history by investigating the architecture and patronage strategies, particularly those of the Strozzi and the Sassetti... More