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La Terra in Piazza An Interpretation of the Palio of Siena
Alan Dundes; Alessandro Falassi
1975
University of California Press : Berkeley, Los Angeles. and London
9.5" by 6.5"
xvi, 265pp
SUMMARY
An uncommon presentation copy of this work about horse racing in Sienna signed by one of the authors.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Publishers Original Binding,Signed,Uncommon,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
First edition of La Terra in Piazza An Interpretation of the Palio of Siena by Alan Dundes and Alessandro Falassi in the original publishers cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper.
An interesting study of the tradition of the Palio of Sienna, a bi-annual horse race which occurs in the summer in Sienna, and dates back to the thirteenth century. It has great cultural significance to the Sienese.
A presentation copy of this work, signed and inscribed to a friend by Alessandro Falassi.
With twenty five colour plates, including the frontispiece, with sixty three illustrations including many photographs. Collated, complete.
From the library of Lord Raglan, Fitzroy John Somerset. Raglan’s great-great-grandfather was Field Marshal Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan and hero of the Battle at Inkerman and Alma in the Crimean War. He also served as military secretary to the Duke of Wellington. He died in the Crimea in 1855. The house in which the library was situated, Cefntilla Court, was purchased by the Raglan Memorial committee for his descendants. Lord Raglan was a keen collector of anthropology and folklore, with many of the works in his extensive library focusing upon this topic.
CONDITION
In the original publishers cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. There is some wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper, including a few small closed tears, light creasing, and age toning. To the binding, there is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed 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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