Italian Lessons. New York: Italian Book Company New York, 1914 [copyright].
Title
Italian Lessons. New York: Italian Book Company New York, 1914 [copyright].
Description
"New & Revised edition. " This "new and revised edition [was] printed from new plates." (From "new plates" is the very definition of a new edition.) This work is designed for the native English speaker eager to learn Italian.
While no date other than the original Italian Book Company copyright date of 1914 appears, my hunch is that this new edition is a second edition, perhaps dating from the late teens.
It would not be until an Eighth edition in 1933 - 24 years after the original 1909 publication - that the reader would be reminded that despite the 1914 date that appears in every edition (the Fifth and Seventh before the Eighth are in the collection), there was an earlier copyright by another publisher, namely, Francesco Tocci, in 1909.
While no date other than the original Italian Book Company copyright date of 1914 appears, my hunch is that this new edition is a second edition, perhaps dating from the late teens.
It would not be until an Eighth edition in 1933 - 24 years after the original 1909 publication - that the reader would be reminded that despite the 1914 date that appears in every edition (the Fifth and Seventh before the Eighth are in the collection), there was an earlier copyright by another publisher, namely, Francesco Tocci, in 1909.
Creator
Alfonso Arbib-Costa
Publisher
Italian Book Company New York
Date
1914 [copyright]
Format
18.5x13cm; 302 p.
Language
English
Citation
Alfonso Arbib-Costa, “Italian Lessons. New York: Italian Book Company New York, 1914 [copyright].,” Italian-Language American Imprints: The Periconi Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://italianamericanimprints.omeka.net/items/show/454.
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