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14:28 Dec 28, 2015 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / libri antichi | |||||
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Works/books found by scouring the top shelves of an assorted bookshop Explanation: - |
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hand picked volumes from the uppermost shelves of one of those remainder bookshops Explanation: or volumes that were/have been hand picked--- I am thinking of those remainder, discount bookstores which sell out of print, damaged or dated books at discounted prices. |
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Works individually selected by hand from the top shelf of one of those eclectic bookshops Explanation: I don't think there is an exact match to "rastrellare" that could be used with "hand". "Individually selected" might cover the idea. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2015-12-29 17:41:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "The labor intense project required several hundred pieces of glass that were INDIVIDUALLY SELECTED BY HAND." ttp://www.grayglass.net/glass.cfm/Case-Studies/The-Russian-Tea-Ro... Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.livability.com/top-10/culture/10-best-cities-book... |
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