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Hardcover/gilt Titles. Condición: Fine - as New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine - as New. Appears to be 1st (NAP). In nice clean shape no markings, appears as new. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. As new condition heavy oversized maroon faux leather boards with gold front cover and spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Advisory Board; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; List of Biographies Alphabetized by Last Name; Biographies; Index of Contributing Authors and Select Bibliography. Presumed first edition, first printing. "A One-Volume Reference to 20th-Century Italian Americans. Herein is a compendium containing 200 brief biographies of notable Italian Americans from the 20th Century. Each two-page capsule contains the portrait of someone who has changed or affected American life. The choice of personalities selected is not exhaustive but offers a cross section of Italian Americans who have excelled in the plastic arts, medical and scientific research, education, film, musical composition, opera, ballet, drama, comedy, sports, politics, religion, space programs, business, advertising, fashion design, manufacturing, aeronautics, architecture, engineering, and more." - from the rear outer jacket. "The history of Italian Americans in the 20th century is by far its richest and most extensive phase. There is no field, no profession, no craft, in the last one hundred years in America that has not been touched by the skill, artistry, and care of Italian immigrants and their succeeding generations. Italian Americans have produced much change and innovation in the arts, architecture, AIDS research, banking, business, ballet, engineering, fashion design, film, genetics, education, journalism, management, music, opera, painting, religion, sculpting, space administration, sports, technology, and a host of other areas. Italian Americans have to their credit numerous Emmy , Golden Globe, Obi, and Tony Award winners as well as many Pulitzer Prize winners in the arts, and Nobel Prize recipients in the sciences. Italian Americans have also been known to have generously given of their time, talent, and financial help to charitable organizations throughout the world. With the possible exception of the impact made by Columbus in the last decade of the 15th century, the 20th century has been the most significant for Italain Americans as they have become acknowledged and valued in all fields of endeavor. Whether from behind the baseball bat of Joe DiMaggio at Yankee Stadium or from behind Wall Street's big board with Richard Grasso at the helm, Italian Americans have earned their day in the sun." - from the inner front jacket flap. "Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time." - Longfellow - A Psalm of Life, from the inner front jacket flap. Salatino, Leonard (cover design and art work) (ilustrador).…