New York: The Modern Library, 1954. Item #1457

8vo. 190 x 130 mm., [7 ½ x 5 inches]. xvi + 424pp., including Index. Publishers' maroon paper over boards with gilt lettering on spine; unclipped jacket. Book is Near Fine: some light pencil underlining in the introduction but nowhere else in the text. Jacket is Good: chipped at the head and foot of the spine with normal soiling and shelf wear.

First Modern Library Edition. Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897), the noted Swiss art historian, writes on the social history and cultural output of Italy from 1350 to 1550 using materials collected during a prolonged research visit to the country  from 1853 to 1854. Originally published in German as Die Cultur der Renaissance in Italien (Basil, 1860), this edition, complete and unabridged, follows the English translation by S.G.C Middlemore first published in 1878.

Price: $30.00