Florence, Italy: G. Fattorusso, 1930. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8vo.,82(3)pp. Stiff cardboard wraps and glossy paper. Hundreds of Illustrations. Sharp presumed First Edition of this "Handbook for Students, and Travelers". Square, tight and clean throughout. Some wear to edges and tips with a couple of tiny closed edge-tears. Edges and..... More
Paris: Librarie de Firmin-Didot, 1875. Full-Leather. 8 Volumes complete, 4to. Solid Early Edition, bound in marbled paper-covered boards with titles in gilt upon gilt-bordered leather spine labels. Illustrated with hundreds of full-page black & white engravings. Text in French. Includes the scarcer volume 8, the "Secret Museum" that deals in..... More
Milan: Alfieri & Lacroix, 1913. First Edition. Soft cover. 12mo., 88pp. Stiff cardboard wraps. Sharp presumed only edition of this guide for Florence where the city has placed name markers at all the sites mentioned on Dante's work. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no interior toning. Bookplate..... More
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 215pp. Beautiful First Edition Square, tight and clean throughout with little or wear. Small date in ink on front end-paper. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket has a touch of edge-toning but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases..... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 239pp. Beautiful First US Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. A title in the Giovanni Agnelli Foundation Series in Italian History. Translated by Lydia G. Cochrane, Bound in green cloth with gilt and white spine titles. Square, tight and..... More
New York: Skira, 1956. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Square 8vo., 153pp. Beautiful First Edition, bound in speckled, buckram cloth with title stamped in black on spine and publisher's symbol on both boards. Dozens of full-color tipped in plates throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of edge-toning..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to., , 593pp. Solid First Edition Square, tight and clean throughout save two small date notations in ink on front end-paper. Some wear to the spine ends with a short nick at the crown. Boards a bit soiled. Equally attractive clipped..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1904. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful 3/4 tan leather with some a touch of darkening to the spine head. Five raised bands. Top page edges in gilt. Numerous illustrations and fold-out charts/maps. Square, tight clean throughout..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. 1st Edition. Cloth. Small 8vo., (viii)270(2)pp. Beautiful First Edition, Bound in original navy textured cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Decorative blocked borders and central ornament on both boards. Engravings on wood by Samuel Palmer. Two pages of ads in front and two in..... More
New York: The Orion Press, 1959. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 310pp. Sharp First US Edition. Square, tight and fairly clean inside save some off-setting to paste-downs. Gentle wear to the spine ends. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($4.00), has a chipping to the spine ends, tips and edges. Rubbing to folds..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 346pp. Sharp First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with gentle bumping to spine ends. Small sticker ghost on front paste-down. Date in ink on the front end-paper. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket has a sticker remnant on front panel..... More
London: Phaidon Press, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Large 4to., 320pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Loaded with charts, plans and color photos. Fold-out map. A gorgeous collectable..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 310pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with some very mild wear to spine ends and tips. Small, neat date notation on front end-paper. Light off-setting to end-papers. Attractive clipped dust-jacket has some wear and nicks to edges. Rubbing..... More
Boston: Bulfinch Press, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo., 180pp. Beautiful Stated First US Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($29.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy. More
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1895. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 398pp. Solid Second Edition, originally published in 1867. Square, tight and clean throughout. Fairly minor edge-wear and light age-toning to edges. A nice collectbale copy. More
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892. Hardcover. Two Volumes 12mo., 289pp. 287pp. Sharp Later Printing, bound in full cream vellum, triple gilt rules and titles and decoration in gilt on front board and spine. Decorated end-papers. All edges gilt. 18 tissue-guarded water-colors including frontis illustrations. Square, tight..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1957. New Edition. Hardcover. Two Volumes in One. 8vo., 371pp, 345pp. Solid reprinting, originally published in 1903. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear but toned spine and edges and light soiling. Clipped dust-jacket has several small chips and creases. Still solid and..... More
University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 206pp. Beautiful First Edition Square, tight and clean throughout with little or wear. Small date in ink on front end-paper. Top page edges stamped "Review Copy Penn State Press". Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has a...... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to., 115pp plus 8 additional pages of reproductions in rear. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket is fresh and bright with no..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 150pp . Sharp First Edition with Scribner's "A" inthe copyright page as called for. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Some fairly minor wear to spine ends and edges. Some spotting and off-setting to end-papers only..... More
London: McGraw-Hill, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 478pp. Sharp First Edition, bound in green cloth with titles and decoration in gilt. Decorated end-papers. Photographs, illustrations and colored maps throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no toning or foxing. Trivial wear to spine and tips. Lacking dust-jacket. A...... More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Large 4to., 436pp. Beautiful First Edition with no other printings listed as called for. Designs and illustrations throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout with some minor rubbing to edges and tips. A few dust spots to top page edges but quite..... More
New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 272pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of gentle bumping to the spine ends but quite minor. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket has a small chip at the top..... More
London: Oxford University Press / Clarendon, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 220pp., Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence, Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Faint sticker ghost on front paste-down. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has a short closed tear on the..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 472pp. Sharp First Edition bound in red cloth with titles in gilt. . Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of rubbing to spine ends and tips but quite minor. Lacking dust-jacket. A pretty collectable copy at a great price... More