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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Fattorusso, Joseph (editor)

Wonders of Italy

The Medici Art Series. The Monuments of Antiquity, The Churches, The Palaces, The Treasures of Art

Published: G. Fattorusso, Florence, 1950 (1937)

Edition: 10th

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The object of this book is to facilitate the traveller's itinerary in Italy, by indicating at a glance the most notable places and works of art in the cities through which he travels... areas listed include Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy, Venetia, Emilia, Tuscany, Umbria, Latium, Campania, Abruzzi-Apulia, Sardinia, and Sicily; and the appendix includes genealogical charts of the nobilities of Milan, Mantua, Urbino, Valois-Orleans, Kings of Naples, and the Medicis; 623pp. beautifully bound in full leather with metal clasps, raised bands bound in to both front and back boards, blind stamping with fleur-de-lis motif. All illustrations and photographs in black and white.

Condition: the contents, binding and end-papers are all in very good condition, with some yellowing of page edges. The leather boards are also good, with some marking and staining, and a little cracking of the leather starting at the hinges at the top of the spine. One leather band holding a clasp is missing.

  • Jacket Condition: -
  • Binding Condition: very good
  • Overall Condition: very good
  • Size: 8vo
  • Sold By: Imagine Books
  • Contact Person: Steven Duckworth
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0833587398
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT only
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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