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Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_444654836
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Seller Inventory # K06W-01393
Seller: A.C. Daniel's Collectable Books, South Paris, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. nice hardcover first edition no damage seen. Seller Inventory # 011729
Seller: thebookforest.com, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # BAY05-00160
Seller: R Bookmark, Youngtown, AZ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # 249116
Seller: Blue Awning Books, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ: Very Good. 559 pp. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4. Light blue paper covered boards, stamped in gold on spine. Glossy gray dj. No damage or markings noted. Seller Inventory # 88526
Seller: Matthew's Books, Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A.
hardcover. first thus. 8vo 559pp. from front flap: "Serious consideration of the Renaissance can be said to have begun with Jacob Burckhardt's magisterial work The Renaissance in Italy. Burckhardt immersed himself in the study of the Renaissance, reading virtually every primary source available from a period that ranges from Dante to Michelangelo. His synthesis of literature, philosophy, art and architecture launched the discipline of cultural history; and his persuasive account of the social and political forces that shaped Italy of this time has served as a benchmark for generations of historians." #02306 HEAVY ITEM WILL REQUIRE EXTRA S/H. Book VG+: touch of foxing/shelf wear edges of text block and endpapers else clean, square, tight, unmarked. DJ VG: mild shelf wear, NOT clipped. Seller Inventory # 2241
Seller: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. (USA) Presumed 1st of this edition, No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, xvi, 559pp, index, No illus. This is a classic synthensis of literature, philosophy, art and architecture which launched the discipline of cultural history ."his account of the social and political forces that shaped Italy of this time has served as a benchmark for generations of historians". (2.6 JM HOZ 401/b1 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Seller Inventory # 76874
Seller: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. (USA) Presumed 1st of this edition, No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, xvi, 559pp, index, no illus. Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history. This book, a 1860 classic, Burckhardt ) revolutionized both the understanding of the Italian Renaissance and the field of cultural history. Departing from the traditional focus on political and military history, Burckhardt examined people's lives, including their religion, art, and literature. (2.5 JM HOJ 302/1 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Seller Inventory # 78725
Seller: Summerhill Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo. 559 pp., index. First published in German in 1860, this is a facsimile reprint of the 1878 English translation by S.G.C. Middlemore. Tail of spine slightly bumped. Dust jacket shows minor edge wear and a 1/4" tear on the back. Seller Inventory # 001285