Alessandro Righini di S. Giorgio. - Corso completo di Topografia - 1856
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Corso completo di Topografia by Alessandro Righini di S. Giorgio, a 1856 first edition Italian topography manual in 432 pages, in good condition, with a rare large folding military map and a contemporary half‑leather binding.
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Title: Complete Course of Topography
Author: Alessandro Righini di S. Giorgio (Lieutenant-Colonel)
Publisher: Scolastic Typography of Sebastiano Franco e Figli e Comp., Turin
Year: 1856
Features & Conditions: A volume in excellent antique condition, complete with a rare military topographic map outside the text and folded (itinerary from Pinerolo to Cesana via the Val Chisone). Contemporary half-leather binding with the spine decorated by gilded friezes, titles impressed on insets and raised bands. Boards in marbled cardboard. Interiors clean, binding solid. A work of great historical-military and cartographic interest for the Savoy era.
English Description
Title: Corso completo di Topografia (Complete Course of Topography)
Author: Alessandro Righini di S. Giorgio
Publisher: Tipografia Scolastica di Sebastiano Franco e Figli e Comp., Turin
Year: 1856
Features & Condition: A very good copy of this rare 19th-century military topography manual. It includes its original, scarce large folding topographic map showing the military itinerary from Pinerolo to Cesana (Val Chisone). Contemporary half-leather binding, spine beautifully decorated with gilt ornaments, raised bands, and leather labels for title and author. Solid binding, clean pages. A highly collectible piece of Italian pre-unification military history and cartography.
Title: Complete Course of Topography
Author: Alessandro Righini di S. Giorgio (Lieutenant-Colonel)
Publisher: Scolastic Typography of Sebastiano Franco e Figli e Comp., Turin
Year: 1856
Features & Conditions: A volume in excellent antique condition, complete with a rare military topographic map outside the text and folded (itinerary from Pinerolo to Cesana via the Val Chisone). Contemporary half-leather binding with the spine decorated by gilded friezes, titles impressed on insets and raised bands. Boards in marbled cardboard. Interiors clean, binding solid. A work of great historical-military and cartographic interest for the Savoy era.
English Description
Title: Corso completo di Topografia (Complete Course of Topography)
Author: Alessandro Righini di S. Giorgio
Publisher: Tipografia Scolastica di Sebastiano Franco e Figli e Comp., Turin
Year: 1856
Features & Condition: A very good copy of this rare 19th-century military topography manual. It includes its original, scarce large folding topographic map showing the military itinerary from Pinerolo to Cesana (Val Chisone). Contemporary half-leather binding, spine beautifully decorated with gilt ornaments, raised bands, and leather labels for title and author. Solid binding, clean pages. A highly collectible piece of Italian pre-unification military history and cartography.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Topography
Book title
Corso completo di Topografia
Author/ Illustrator
Alessandro Righini di S. Giorgio.
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1856
Edition
1st Edition
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
432
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