This important work of Pecorini (b. Italy, 1881; d. Argentina, 1957) was first published by the Nicoletti Brothers in 1911 “for the Italians in the United States,” and reprinted in this edition - dated 1912 - by that same important early publishing…
The cover but not the title page of this edition indicates that it is the "nuovissima edizione" - the newest edition - but there is no date inside.The date must be sometime between 1929 and 1933: in the list of Presidents, Herbert Hoover's start date…
Please review the lengthy description of this work in this same first edition, second printing (1911-1912) for a detailed description of Pecorini's work. This appears to be one of two identical texts, identical editions, with the same cover,…
See entries for the 1911 [1912] editions of this work, when a copy cost $1.25.This 1949 edition cost $2.25, a fairly modest increase given the passage of 38 years.Note that the publisher was no longer Nicoletti Bros. My guess is that when Nicoletti…
This comprehensive text on the United States for young Italians was written by the author of the later New York publication, Grammatica-enciclopedia italiana-inglese, q.v. Included is a history of the U.S., discussions on religion, politics, commerce…