Balsamo, Luigi — Bibliography: History of a Tradition

New York, Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1999. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Translated William A. Pettas from the 1984 edition in Italian into English of a work of stark originality, as engrossing as influential, and features a fascinating account of the meeting of Richard de Bury and Petrarch at Avignon in 1333. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Measures 7" x 10" in width and height, respectively. [6] + iv + 209 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New