Cuore by Amicis: First Edition (6 results)
More imagesThe Heart of a Boy (Cuore): The Journal of an Italian Schoolboy (Canterbury Classic)
Edmondo de Amicis, Author; Sophie Jewett, Translator from the Italian and Abridger
Language: English
Published by Rand McNally and Company, Chicago, IL 1912
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.Books by White/Walnut Valley Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Rand McNally and Company, Chicago, IL. 1912. Hardcover. First American Edition. Retired school library copy- Oil Hill- Frazier Schools (both are ghost towns). This book is one of 17 Canterbury Classic books. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for school stamps on front and… rear endpapers and the last three pages. Book Condition: Good+; shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; wear through fabric at tips; bookplate on the front pastedown with a student name. No DJ. Brown cloth boards and spine with black lettering on the spine and front board; Canterbury Classics Emblem on the front board in black. Frontispiece photo of the author. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 293 pp + 4 pp adverts 12mo. The text of this edition is a faithful translation of the 300th Italian edition of De Amicis' story, but some of the less important passages are omitted. Art nouveau decorations. Illustrated with black and white photographs of Italy and line drawings. This book was first published in 1886. Written as a diary, it follows eleven-year-old Enrico Bottini through his third-grade year in Turin, where he navigates friendships with classmates from diverse backgrounds. Through daily entries and monthly moral tales, the novel explores themes of compassion, family devotion, and Italian patriotism during the unification era. Each story presents different ethical lessons, from helping the poor to honoring one's country, creating a portrait of childhood shaped by social awareness and national identity. All 16 B&W photos are present. A clean very presentable copy from a ghost town school district in Kansas. Homer W. Colby, Illustrations (illustrator).
Published by Tel Aviv Israel.Amichai Publishers.1958 first Hebrew Edition. 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Compulsive Collector, New York NY, NY, U.S.A.The Compulsive Collector
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. cloth hard cover.sqare Quarto.illustrted.286 pages.Hebrew edition translated from the Italian.
Published by EDITRICE CEDI, MILANO 1984
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: VETERA RECENTIA, GROTTAGLIE, TA, ItalyVETERA RECENTIA
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Brossura. Condition: buono. prima edizione. 8°,PP.156,BR.EDIT.ILL.,BELLA E NON COMUNE EDIZIONE CON OTTO BELLISSIME TAVOLE A COLORI FIRMATE KARA,TRASCURABILI MENDE.
The Heart of a Boy (Cuore) (Canterbury Classics)
de Amicis, Edmondo; Jewett, Sophie, editor/translator; Bates, Katherine Lee, general editor
Published by Rand McNally, Chicago 1912
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rose's Books IOBA, Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.Rose's Books IOBA
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Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First American. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1912. First American edition. 12mo. Brown silk binding decoratively stamped in a darker brown, 293 pp. 1 pp. advertising. Art nouveau decorations. Illustrated with black and white photographs of Italy and line drawings. Appears unread. Slight wear to…surface of front board. Stamp from public school. Very good. Colby, Homer W.; de Amicis, Edmundo de (illustrator).
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Imosver, PONTECALDELAS, PO, SpainImosver
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Condition: Nuevo. Cuore è una delle opere più lette al mondo e un riferimento educativo per molte generazioni. Fin dalla prima edizione, nel 1886, ebbe un grande successo, raggiungendo le 41 ristampe entro due mesi e mezzo dalla pubblicazione. Il libro racconta, sotto forma di diario, le esperienze scolastiche di Enrico, un alun…no di terza elementare di una scuola di Torino. La chiave del romanzo è quella di raccontare, con piglio sentimentale, situazioni che coinvolgono la crescita umana e civica del protagonista.Mostratemi che siete ragazzi di cuore; la nostra scuola sarà una famiglia e voi sarete la mia consolazione e la mia alterezza. Non vi domando una promessa a parole; son certo che, nel vostro cuore, mavete già detto di sì. E vi ringrazio (parole del maestro Perboni ai suoi allievi).
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Librerias Prometeo y Proteo, malaga, MA, SpainLibrerias Prometeo y Proteo
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Bolsillo. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo. 01. Cuore è una delle opere pi¿ lette al mondo e un riferimento educativo per molte generazioni. Fin dalla prima edizione, nel 1886, ebbe un grande successo, raggiungendo le 41 ristampe entro due mesi e mezzo dalla pubblicazione. Il libro racconta, sotto forma di diario, le… esperienze scolastiche di Enrico, un alunno di terza elementare di una scuola di Torino. La chiave del romanzo è quella di raccontare, con piglio sentimentale, situazioni che coinvolgono la crescita umana e civica del protagonista. . ?Mostratemi che siete ragazzi di cuore; la nostra scuola sarà una famiglia e voi sarete la mia consolazione e la mia alterezza. Non vi domando una promessa a parole; son certo che, nel vostro cuore, m?avete già detto di sì. E vi ringrazio? (parole del maestro Perboni ai suoi allievi). LIBRO.
