Author: Nora Duff
Title: Matilda of Tuscany: La Gran Donna D&Apos;Italia
Description: London, Methuen & Co. 1909 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of Nora Duff's biographical work on Matilda of Tuscany. First edition in the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt detailing to the front and to the spine. Written by author, essayist and teacher, Nora Duff. This work explores the life of Matilda of Tuscany, who was also known as La Gran Donna D'Italia. She was an Italian noblewoman and member of the House of Canossa in the late eleventh century. This work covers aspects including her birth in Lucca, to her marriages and her religious devotion. Duff presents the historical context, mentioning the various European wars and the religious and regal leaders of the time. With sixteen illustrations. Collated, complete.Forty-seven pages of advertisements to the rear. With a pictorial bookplate of Owen A. Hill to the front paste down. Library label to the rear paste down. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Light rubbing to the joints. A touch of fading to the spine. Small mark to the front board. Bookplate to the front paste down. Odd mark to endpapers. Library label to the rear paste down, with ink marks and a library stamp. Internally, firmly bound. Pages mostly bright and clean, with the occasional spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: Matilda of Tuscany illustrated first edition Nora Duff illustrated Not Stated


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