TASSINARI, Giovanna (Hartog) - Brush Up Your Italian: With Thirty Drawings by P.R. Ward. General Editor W.G. Hartog.London, J. M. Dent, 1952. Reprint of further revised 1949 edition. Decorated cloth, no dust-wrapper. Endpaper maps. xiv+113 pp.. With engaging b/w illustrations throughout. In very good condition, neat owner name inside. Clean, bright and tight. First published in 1931. Humorous drawings and quaint phraseology depict a studiously uncritical portrayal of "abroad" during the inter-war period. The Brush Up series, first published in Rothermere's Daily Mail, is a fascinating reflection of certain British perspectives at the time. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 17.55 | JP¥ 2735] Book number 37992is offered by:
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