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London: Chapman and Hall, 1877. 8vo. 210 x 145 mm., [8 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches]. [8], 238 pp., with seven leaves of plates containing one black and white illustration each inserted between pages of text. An additional two black and white illustrations on the frontispiece and on the title-page;..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. 8vo. 220 x 150 mm., [8 ¾ x 6 inches]. 203, [5] pp. Decorative b&w frontispiece. Quarter-bound in publishers’ white speckled paper with gilt lettering on the spine and pink marbled paper over boards; illustrated endpapers with a color map of the area surrounding..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997. 8vo. 215 x 150 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ¾ inches]. xvi + 256 pp., including Appendices: Notes; Index. Quarter-bound in publishers’ black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and green paper over boards with a gilt “C” stamped onto the upper..... More
New York: Penguin Books, 1995. 8vo. 195 x 130 mm., [7 ¾ x 5 inches]. 171, [4] pp., with one leaf of ads at the end. Publishers’ illustrated softcover wrapper. Book is Near Fine: minor soiling and wear on the wrapper but overall an attractive copy with a clean text..... More
New York: Random House, 2008. 8vo. 240 x 165 mm., [9 ½ x 6 ½ inches]. [12], 355, [3] pp., including a Bibliography. Publishers’ beige marbled paper over boards with copper lettering on the spine; unclipped illustrated dust jacket. Book and Jacket are As New: seemingly unread and in excellent..... More
London: Methuen London Ltd, 1987. Large 8vo. 255 x 200 mm., [10 x 7 ¾ inches]. 256 pp., including Appendices: Sources; Index. With one-hundred and fifty-four color illustrations within the text. Publishers’ grey cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine; unclipped illustrated dust jacket. Book is As New..... More
London: Sheed and Ward LTD., 1958. 8vo. 205 x 135 mm., [8 ¼ x 5 ¼ inches]. viii + 198 pp., including Appendices: Note on Source; Index. Publishers’ red cloth over boards with black lettering on the spine; unclipped illustrated dust jacket. Book is Fine: small dent at the top..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1993. 8vo. 215 x 150 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ¾ inches]. x, [6], 272 pp., including an Index. With an illustrated title-page and two b&w maps of Rome. Quarter-bound in publishers’ beige cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and white paper over..... More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1960. 8vo. 220 x 150 mm., [8 ¾ x 6 inches]. 337 pp., with sixteen unnumbered leaves of plates containing thirty black and white photographs inserted between pages of text and including an Index of Historical Events and an Index. Additional b&w illustration as the frontispiece..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1988. First Edition. George Martin (1926-2023) was an American writer on classical music and opera. His well-known The Opera Companion (1961) achieved four editions and was notable for its accessible treatment of opera for those who have not yet mastered its many nuances. The..... More
New York: Quill, 1987. 8vo. 235 x 155 mm., [9 ¼ x 6 inches]. 268 pp. With twenty-four bl&w illustrations within the text. Publishers’ softcover wrapper. Book is Very Good: moderate creasing on the covers; light soiling and shelf wear. Otherwise, the text block is clean and without any additions..... More
New York: M. Barrows and Company, 1964. 8vo. 215 x 150 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ¾ inches]. 223 pp., with four unnumbered leaves of photographic plates containing thirteen black and white illustrations inserted between pages of text. Publishers’ terracotta cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton LTD., 1950. 8vo. 225 x 155 mm., [9 x 6 inches]. 245 pp., with eight unnumbered leaves containing fifteen black and white illustrations inserted between pages of text and with an Index. Publishers’ blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering over a navy label at the..... More
Italy: Edizioni Kina Italia, c. 2000s. Large 8vo. 265 x 195 mm., [10 ½ x inches]. 128 pp., with an Index. One-hundred and ninety-two color photographs as a well as a color, fold-out map of Verona within the text. Publishers’ illustrated softcover wrapper. Book is As New: a copy with..... More
Montecassino: Pubblicazioni Cassinesi, 2016. Square 8vo. 155 x 165 mm., [6 ¼ x 6 ½ inches]. [60] pp. One-hundred and twelve color illustrations within the text. Publishers’ illustrated softcover wrapper. Book is Fine: in excellent condition with very few signs of significant use or wear. Unknown Edition. A nicely illustrated..... More
Westport: Praeger, 2001. 8vo. 235 x 155 mm., [9 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches]. xxiv, [4], 198, [2] pp., with ten unnumbered leaves containing thirty-five black and white illustrations between pages 102 and 103 and including Appendices: Notes; Further Reading; Index. An additional b&w portrait of Anita Garibaldi as the..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1969. Large 8vo. 255 x 195 mm., [10 x 7 ¾ inches]. [1], 256 pp., including Appendices: List of Sources; Photographic Acknowledgments; Index. One-hundred and fifty b&w and seventeen full-color illustrations within the text. Publishers’ grey cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the..... More
New York: W. W. Norton, 1985. Large 8vo. 255 x 200 mm., [10 x 7 ¾ inches]. ix, [3], 387 pp., including Appendices: Notes on Topography, Buildings and Works of Art; Sources; Index. One-hundred and one black and white photographs and photographic reproductions within the text, thirty-two b&w decorative sketches..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1934. 8vo. 230 x 160 mm., [9 x 6 ¼ inches]. [2], viii, [2], 324 pp., with sixteen unnumbered leaves of black and white photographic plates inserted between pages of text including the frontispiece portrait of Mrs. Winthrop Chanler. Publishers’ blue cloth over boards with..... More
Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1969. Large 8vo. 285 x 225 mm., [11 ¼ x 8 ¾ inches]. 160 pp. With eighty-eight black and white photographs as well as a map of Florence on November 4th, 1966 printed on the front and back endpapers. Publishers’ white cloth over boards with gilt..... More
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1950. Large 8vo. 285 x 220 mm., [11 ¼ x 8 ¾ inches]. 62, [130] pp., with Appendices: Descriptive List of Plates, Acknowledgements, and an Index of Illustrations and Descriptions. One-hundred and seventy-one black and white photographic plates included on sixty-four separate, unnumbered leaves at the..... More
London: Phaedon Press Ltd, 1955. Large 8vo. 255 x 185 mm., [10 x 7 ¼ inches]. x + 430 pp., including Appendices: Notes; Chronological List; Sources of Photographs; List of Plates; and an Index. Two-hundred and twenty-four black and white photographic plates within the text, plus one additional color plate..... More
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2003. 8vo. 220 x 150 mm., [8 ¾ x 6 inches]. [12], 338 pp. Quarter-bound in publishers’ light red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and beige speckled paper over boards; illustrated unclipped dust jacket. Book is Near Fine: spine slightly skewed..... More
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005. 8vo. 210 x 140 mm., [8 ¼ x 5 ½ inches]. [12], 317 pp. Publishers’ illustrated softcover wrapper. Book is As New: a seemingly unread copy. A letter from the publisher promoting the present work and others by Algonquin Books is tipped-in..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1937. 8vo. 220 x 155 mm., [8 ¾ x 6 inches]. 167 pp., with twenty-nine separate leaves containing thirty-seven b&w illustrations. Publishers’ dark red cloth over boards with black lettering on the spine; illustrated endpapers with a seventeenth-century map of Europe; fore-edges deckled;..... More
