The Nurse, A Poem

Luigi Tansillo; William Roscoe

Published by J. M'Creery for Cadell and Davies, Liverpool, 1800

About this Item

A scarce edition of The Nurse, A Poem. Translated from the Italian of Luigi Tansillo by William Roscoe. Second edition. Dual Italian and English text. Luigi Tansillo (1510 - 1568) was an Italian poet of the Petrarchian school. Born in Venosa, he entered the service of Pedro Įlvarez de Toledo in 1536 and in 1540 entered the Accademia degli Umidi, afterwards called della Fiorentina. William Roscoe (1753 - 1831), was an English historian and miscellaneous writer. With an ink inscription to front blank. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, generally sound but with some wear to extremities and rubbing to boards and marks to boards. Front joint starting slightly. Internally, generally firmly bound. Bright but with occasional scattered spotting and handling marks and the odd slight closed tear. Good Only. Seller Inventory # LTH14-C-13

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Nurse, A Poem

Publisher: J. M'Creery for Cadell and Davies, Liverpool

Publication Date: 1800

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: None

Condition: Good Only

Book Type: book