Harold B Acton (5 results)

Mercado Libre Capitalismo Neoliberalismo Ed. Unión Editorial. 158 págs. 13 x 21 cm. Usado. Bien. Índice: Impopularidad del mercado libre. La motivación del beneficio. Ética de la competencia. La alternativa igualitaria colectivista. Consideraciones sobre la previsión y la planificación GASTOS DE ENVÍO ORDINARIO HASTA 1 KILO, GRATIS. (3,50 el Kilo de más o fracción) Los PEDIDOS DE MENOS DE 6 euros tienen unos gastos de 1 euro.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. Spanish language. 8.98x5.67x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. A beautiful journey through Florence; it's people, culture, and history as portrayed through a series of wonderful engravings. Sir Harold Acton CBE (1904-1994) was, across a long and distinguished literary career, one of the twentieth century's foremost English interpreters of Italian, and particularly Florentine, culture and history. A British writer and aesthete born and raised at Villa La Pietra outside Florence, Acton returned after wartime service to restore his childhood home and remained there, at the centre of the city's cultural life, for the remainder of his days. Acton's literary engagement with Florence spanned decades, encompassing works including The Last of the Medici (1930) and The Bourbons of Naples (1956), and he was knighted in 1974 for his services to literature and to Anglo-Italian cultural relations. On his death in 1994, he left Villa La Pietra to New York University, where it remains today as the university's Florence campus. The Book of Florence, produced by the Rome-based publisher Editalia as part of its "Le Città d'Oro" series celebrating the great historic cities of Italy, brings together Acton's authoritative text with an extensive programme of reproduced historical engravings documenting Florence's architecture, art, and civic life across the centuries. The production of the book itself is wondrous: luxurious, heavy handmade paper, a full leather binding and, strikingly, a cover made from hammered bronze bearing the heraldic lily of Florence. The volume is housed in a richly illustrated slipcase. Limited edition. Limited to 1,949 numbered copies, this being number 492. Large folio (40.5 x 33.5cm). 242, [i: colophon] pp. Full leather binding with raised bands, spine richly gilt. Front cover with hammered bronze plate bearing the Florence coat of arms (the Florentine lily) in relief. Rear cover with five bronze knobs. Printed on heavy, handmade paper stock. Housed in cloth and illustrated paper slipcase. Numerous reproduced engravings throughout, including three folding illustrations to the rear. Some shelf wear to slipcase outer surfaces. Volume in excellent order, some markings left my leather page marker to single pages. Otherwise, pristine throughout. Part of Editalia's "Le Città d'Oro" (The Golden Cities) series of bibliophile city monographs; issued alongside a companion volume, Le Livre de Rome, presented by Gaston Palewski. Please note: This is a large and heavy volume. Additional postage costs may apply. If so, we will contact you after purchase.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Stunning, hardback book, with gorgeous titles sitting within a gilt block box on the spine, beautiful rich blue patterned cloth sides. It's a good-sized book, therefore postage may increase from listed price depending on final destination. The book is in excellent condition, virtually brand new, unused. Comes with a gilt and blue patterned box, slipcase. Normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. 361 pages all intact, all pages, text and illustrations are in excellent, clean, readable order. Set at The Folio Society in Centaur with Arabesque ornaments. Maps drawn by Reginald Piggott. Printed on Ibis Wove Paper at St Edmundsbury Press, Bury St. Edmunds, Bound by Hunter & Foulis, Edinburgh, in full Jacquard cloth woven by Van Heek-Scholco, Holland. Just a stunning book that would grace any stylish library.…

Rome, Editalia 1973. Folio. 242,(2) S. mit sehr zahlr. Illustrationen nach Holzstichen u. 3 Falttafeln. Orig.-Ganzleder mit 5 Bünden u. Rückenvergoldung, geprägter Bronzeplatte auf Vorderdeckel u. 5 Bronzeknöpfen auf Hinterdeckel. Vord. Innendeckel mit eingelegter, gravierter Kupferplatte. In illustr. Leinenschuber (43 : 33,5 cm). In 1949 nummerierten Exemplaren auf handgeschöpftem Papier der Cartiera Ventura, Cernobbio, gedruckt. Die geprägte Metallplatte des Vorderdeckels ist eine Reproduktion des Florentinischen Wappens, der Lilie. - "This book, containing a collection of writings by English-authors, in the original language, is intended as a proof of the love which the English have always felt for Florentine Civilization, her poeple, her art, and her unforgettable landscape." (Editors text). - Schuber mit minimaler Kantenbereibung, sonst neuwertiges Exemplar / minimal wear of slipcase, else as new. Sprache: en.…