Translated Thomas Bergin (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. New York: The Orion Press, 1959. 277 pages; 25 b&w illustrations. "Mozart's librettist (and friend), Casanova's friend, the first Professor of Italian Literature at Columbia University." Reads like a novel with a stream of characters and places that the author encounters. Clean throughout; binding tight; boards darkened on edges. Jacket chipped with some material loss at extremities. Embossed Quarter Cloth. Very Good/Good. 10" x 7".…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 864 pages. 6.75x4.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Royal octavo, white cloth & yellow boards (hardcover), gilt letters, xxi, 277 pp. Good+, with former-owner signature and foxing (age darkened spotting) in a Good dust jacket with edgewear that includes light chipping. From dust jacket: Mozart's librettist, friend and libertine comrade of Casanova, poet to His Imperial and Royal Majesty, Joseph of Hapsburg, banished refugee from many capitals of Europe, founder of the Italian Opera House in New York -- Lorenzo Da Ponte was a man of diverse talents and rare vitality. Born in Italy in 1749, he spent the last thirty years of his life in nineteenth century New York, as a distiller, bookseller and first Professor of Italian Literature at Columbia University. An adventurer, perhaps a rogue, Da Ponte is nevertheless a gifted representative of an extraordinary period of history. These memoirs, written in Italian and first published in New York, have long been unavailable in English. Sometimes ribald, often incredible, they are always imbued with a joy of living which makes them delightful to read. Their appearance is of importance to musicians, historians, and all those interested in the robust life of a romantic age. In addition to the famous Arthur Livingston notes and a lively preface by Professor Thomas G. Bergin of Yale University, the volume is richly illustrated with prints documenting the life of this remarkable man. Performing Arts, Music, New York, Biography, Culture bslic. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 864 pages. 6.75x4.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 848 pages. 6.75x3.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Illustrated Edition. ** 3 VOLUME SET COMPLETE ** 3 OVERSIZED HARDCOVER BOOKS WITH SLIPCASE ** Illustrated edition. 1st Printing thus, stated. Large quartos (4to). Published in New York by Grossman Publishers, 1969, with 868 total pages (281pp/292pp/295pp), with dozens of full-page illustrations by Leonard Baskin throughout. Massive, very heavy set, will require substantial extra shipping fees for orders sent outside the U.S. Books uniformly bound in brown paper-covered boards from white cloth (linen) spines. Spines lettered in gilt. Books in Fine condition, not quite As New, although internally pages appear like new. Books may show ever-so-slight micro signs of use or age, but there are no notable flaws. Slipcase is Very Good in brown paper-covered boards with publisher's paper label affixed to both front and back. Slipcase does show signs of use, with occasional scuffing from shelf-use, a few tears (3 or 4) to the paper covering along the edges of the opening (notably at 2 corners), and some tears at 2 of the corners of the slipcase spine. The slipcase nevertheless remains in Very Good condition, with a great percentage of the case without any wear, scuffing, or tears. The slipcase remains sound and solid, complete and intact, clean and stain-free, corners not bumped, all seams tight and sound with no separations. All 3 books are quite clean and stain-free, square and straight, and remain very firm and tight in their bindings, no pages are loose, torn, folded, creased, or missing. All hinges are sound and undamaged, all corners are sharp and unbumped. All pages are clean and stain free, no age toning, and all text and illustrations are sharp and legible. There is no writing, underlining, highlighting, or any other such markings in the books. Five-star seller, buy with confidence, professional booksellers for 35 years, selling books online since 1995. B53.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3 volume set. 34 cm. Hardcovers. Lacking slip case. Good binding and cover. Spines faded. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3 volume set. Hardcover in slip case. Good bindings and covers. Shelf wear. Tears to slip case. Clean, unmarked pages. The Divine Comedy is a long narrative poem written in Italian circa 1308-21 by Dante. It is usually held to be one of the world's great works of literature. Divided into three major sections: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, the narrative traces the journey of Dante from darkness and error to the revelation of the divine light, culminating in the Beatific Vision of God. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase. 1st Printing. 3 Volume set - 281pp/292pp/295pp all illus. Half ivory linen over brown boards, spines gilt., in a slipcase of the same brown paper, with labels both front and back. Slipcase has tape repair along top edge. Printed in Italy with the Dante typeface designed by Mardersteig. The Italian Antiqua paper was especially made for this edition. Copious full-page illustrations by Baskin. The translator notes that the present work is based on his work done in the 1940s and 1950s for Crofts Classics, but that some lines have been revised and passages that were previously summarized are here presented in full. Clean with previous owner bookplate inside front cover of each volume.…