1876 First The Makers of Florence by Mrs Oliphant Top Gilt Illustr Ex-Library

Description: OFFERING "THE MAKERS OF FLORENCE -- DANTE, GIOTTO, SAVONAROLA; AND THEIR CITY" BY MRS. OLIPHANT (Margaret Oliphant) (1828-1897) "WITH PORTRAIT OF SAVONAROLA, ENGRAVED BY C. H. JEENS AND ILLUSTRATIONS FROM DRAWINGS BY PROFESSOR DELAMOTTE" SEE VIEWS ABOVE MRS. OLIPHANT WAS A SCOTTISH AUTHOR WHO WROTE HISTORICAL NOVELS, SHORT STORIES AND HISTORICAL "TRAVELOGUES"FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED IN 1876 BY MACMILLAN and CO., LIMITED., LONDONPROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH 54 ILLUSTRATIONS OF WHICH 10 ARE FULL PAGE PLATES (including the tissue lined frontispiece) AND 44 OF WHICH ARE IN-TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS AS IS AS SHOWN CONDITION THIS IS AN EX-LIBRARY BOOK WITH THE USUAL MARKINGS BLACK END PAPERS HAVE LIBRARY MARKINGS AND STAMPED "DISCARDED" INCLUDES THE CARD CATALOG CARDS OVER THE YEARSTHAT IS THE EXTENT OF THE LIBRARY MARKINGS HOWEVER, THIS IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BOOKS DONATED TO THE JOHN CURTIS FREE LIBRARY IN HANOVER, MASS. BY JOHN CURTIS, WHICH OPENED IN 1887 ORIGINAL LIBRARY "AESTHETIC" BOOK PLATE IS IN FRONT AND AN UNUSUAL BOOKPLATE AT THE BACK STATING: "HANOVER FREE LIBRARY No. 14.12 PRESENTED BY JOHN CURTIS SEPTEMBER 17, 1887" I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER SEEN THIS PARTICULAR BOOKPLATE BEFORE HARDCOVER BOOK DARK GREEN CLOTH BOARDS WITH CREAM, RED and GILT DECORATION ON COVER WITH GILT LINING GILT TITLE AND DECORATION ON SPINE CONTENTS CLEAN AND TIGHTA LOT OF INFORMATION HEREBID NOW! BUYER PREPAYS PLUS SHIPPING AUCTIONS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION END BY PAY PAL FOREIGN SHIPPING ARRANGED MASSACHUSETTS CUSTOMERS ADD 6.25% SALES TAXWE'LL SHIP ANYWHERE AS LONG AS YOU PAY THE SHIPPING!

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Location: Hanover, Massachusetts

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