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	The City of Falling Angels [Signed] Berendt, John (Book #ID 92836) Published by Sceptre \| Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., 338 Euston Road, London First Edition 2005. 2005. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, sepia illustrated end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xii] 373 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'John Berendt'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0340824980 Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£18.50 Convert currency

	Venice \| Past and Present Brinton, Selwyn (1859-1940) Edited by Geoffrey Holme (Book #ID 103306) Published by The Studio Limited, 44 Leicester Square, London First Edition 1925. 1925. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original stone blue cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt. 4to. 11½'' x 8¼''. Contains (ix-1), 184 printed pages of text with monochrome and some colour plates throughout. Ink message dated 1926 to the front free end paper. In very near Fine condition with very slight age darkening down the spine, glassine dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£30.00 Convert currency

	Insegnamento Delle Lingue Moderne Parte Italiana; Nuova Edizione Americana Riveduta ed Aumentata [Teaching Of Modern Languages Italian Party; New American Revised and Augmented Edition] Berlitz, M. D. (Book #ID 51480) Published by M. D. Berlitz New York, Madison Square 1914. New York 1914. Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 8¼'' x 5½. Contains [xvi] 198 [i] printed pages of text. Without any ownership markings and in Very Good clean and bright condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Florence and its Hills Bartolini, Roberto [Translated by Jane Thomas] (Book #ID 27351) Published by Bartolini Publications, Florence circa 1960 edition not stated. 1960. Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card covers. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 253 pp. Four colour plates, 180 monochrome illustrations throughout. Slight peeling of the laminate to spine edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	Storia D'Italia dal 1789 al 1814 [History of Italy from 1789 to 1814] Botta, Carlo [Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta (November 6, 1766, San Giorgio Canavese, Piedmont - August 10, 1837, Paris) was an Italian historian]. (Book #ID 31851) Published Italia 1834. Italy 1834. Quarter green calf, coloured marble paper boards, gilt lettering and cross band decorations to the spine. 8vo 10'' x 7'' 573 pages. Italian text. Paper guarded engravings throughout. Sporadic foxing to the margins, plates and paper guards, light rubbing to the corners of the boards, binding firm and tight. Carlo Botta was born at San Giorgio Canavese in Piedmont, he studied medicine at the University of Turin, and obtained his doctors degree when about twenty years of age. Having rendered himself obnoxious to the government during the political commotions that followed the French Revolution, he was imprisoned for over a year; and on his release in 1795 he withdrew to France, only to return to his native country as a surgeon in the French army, whose progress he followed as far as Venice. Here he joined the expedition to Corfu, from which he did not return to Italy till 1798. At first he favoured French policy in Italy, contributed to the annexation of Piedmont by France in 1799, and was an admirer of Napoleon; but he afterwards changed his views, realizing the necessity for the union of all Italians and for their freedom from foreign control. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£50.00 Convert currency

	Appunti Bodoniani: I. W. Savage Landor e Gambattiata Bodoni. II. Giambattista Bodoni e la Stampa delle Opere Postume di V. Alfieri [Bodoni notes: I. W. Savage Landor and Gambattiata Bodoni. II. Giambattista Bodoni and Printing Posthumous Works of V. Alfieri] Appunti Bodoniani: I. W. Savage Landor e Giambattista Bodoni. II. Giambattista Bodoni e la Stampa delle Opere Postume di V. Alfieri Boselli, Antonio (Book #ID 31892) Published Parma Unione Tipografica Parmense 1913. Parma 1913. Publisher's original stapled paper covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 9½'' x 7'' 14 pp. Italian text. Sun fading across the inner edge to the front cover, name to the title page and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy Burckhardt, Jacob (Book #ID 32070) Published by Phaidon Press Ltd., London Second Revised Edition 1945. London 1945. Hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt and black title block lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 462 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Light sun fading to the spine, and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	A Fortnight in Italy Bransby, Leslie (Book #ID 35914) Published by Percival Marshall & Co. Ltd., London First Edition 1960. London 1960. Publisher's original laminated photographic card covers. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 122 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Indigo stamp name to the title page and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	Italy's World of Wines: Including Wine Index and Commentaries Barone, Arturo (Book #ID 85542) Published by Renaissance Books an imprint of Global Oriental Ltd., First Edition 2008. 2008. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xvii] 277 printed pages of text with monochrome map. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused and unopened new book. We carry this book in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781898823605 Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	Tuscan Retreat Bartlett, Vernon [Illustrated by Maurice Bartlett] (Book #ID 38052) Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd, 42 William IV Street, London First Edition 1964. London 1964. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 207 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Bump to the foot of the spine. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with two small spots to the front cover, almost imperceptible darkening of the paper to the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	The Cathedrals and Churches of Italy Bumpus, T. Francis (Book #ID 47326) Published by T. Werner Laurie Ltd., 30 New Bridge Street, London First Edition 1926. London 1926. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original finely grained blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel, front paste down map. 8vo. 10½'' x 7''. Contains [viii] 400 printed pages of text with 79 illustrations [eight of which are in colour] throughout. Spine and lower board edges sun faded, without any ownership markings, binding firm and sound and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	Famous Italian Cities; Florence, Rome, Venice Bentmann, Reinhard and Elisabeth Herget (Book #ID 48218) Published by Cassell & Company Ltd., 35 Red Lion Square, London First Edition 1978. London 1978. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. Folio. 13'' x 10''. ISBN 0304301949. Contains 191 printed pages of text with colour illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Trieste nelle stampe del Lloyd [Trieste prints of Lloyd] Bianca Maria Favetta, Giulio Roselli, Luisa Froglia Tringale, Guido Botteri (Book #ID 66760) Published Editore Lloyd Triestino di Navigazione SpA Trieste 1986. Trieste 1986. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine, gilt insignia to the front cover, panorama of Trieste to the end papers. Landscape 13'' x 9½''. Copy Number 461 with ink stamp to the rear end papers. Contains 152 printed pages of Italian text with splendid full-page colour plates and archive monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition. Loosely enclosed is a card from SASA referring to the Limited Number of copies of this book and that this publication is a tribute to the city of Trieste where the Head Office of SASA is located. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£45.00 Convert currency

	From Caesar to the Mafia; Sketches of Italian Life Barzini, Luigi [Wrapper Design by Jaroslav Bradac] (Book #ID 94673) Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 90 Great Russell Street, London First Edition 1971. 1971. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sky blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, pink dyed upper edges. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 335 printed pages of text. Light foxing to the front closed fore edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with a little lifting of the laminate to the upper spine end and edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 24101946X Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Your Guide to The Italian Riviera; Dei Fiori Banks, F. R. (Book #ID 59282) Published by Alvin Redman Limited, 2 Clement's Inn, Strand, London First Edition 1964. London 1964. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 224 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Minimal wear to the covers. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition photographic dust wrapper with shallow nicks to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 21/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	Florence and its Surroundings Bartolini, Roberto (Book #ID 60983) Published by Roberto Bartolini, Florence 1952. 1952. Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers by Calvino. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 236 printed pages of English text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good condition with a little soiling to the lower cover, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Florence and its Hills; With a Double Monumental Plan of the Town and of its Surroundings Bartolini, Roberto (Book #ID 60984) Published by Roberto Bartolini, Florence 1953. 1953. Publisher's original cream card wrap covers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 16 printed pages of English text with monochrome fold-out plan. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Separately enclosed is a card referring to an important notice concerning 'The Uffizi Gallery.' Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	Digging and Dealing in Eighteenth-Century Rome \| Volumes 1 (One) and 2 (Two) Complete Bignamini, Ilaria and Clare Hornsby [With additional research by Irma Della Giovampaola and Jonathan Yarker]. (Book #ID 101442) Published for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, New Haven and London First Edition 2010. 2010. Uniform matching first edition hard back binding in publisher's original emerald green cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spines. 4to. 11'' x 8½''. Contains (xxiv), 408; (viii), 214 printed pages of text with monochrome and colour illustrations, maps and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition books in Fine condition dust wrappers, in plain white card slipcase. Unused new books. Heavy volumes weighing 4 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780300160437 Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£850.00 Convert currency

	How to Do It Bell, Rudolph M. (Book #ID 62862) Published by The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA First Edition 1999. USA 1999. First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 375 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0226042103 Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Villa Celimontana e Villa Aldobrandini a Monte Magnanapoli \| Comune di Roma Assessorato alla Cultura [Number 7 in the Series] Benocci, Carla (Book #ID 98093) Published by Fratelli Palombi Editori, Roma First Edition 1989. 1989. First edition in publisher's original stapled colour illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9½'' x 5½''. Contains 38 printed pages of Italian text with monochrome illustrations, maps and archive photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 03949753 Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Italy's World of Wines: Including Wine Index and Commentaries Barone, Arturo (Book #ID 85541) Published by Renaissance Books an imprint of Global Oriental Ltd., First Edition 2008. 2008. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xvii] 277 printed pages of text with monochrome map. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused and unopened new book. We carry this book in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781898823605 Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	Storia Della Canzone Italiana [History of Italian Song] Borgna, Gianni (Book #ID 98061) Published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano 2001. 2001. Publisher's original colour illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 520 [8] printed pages of Italian text. In very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 8804424052 Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Meridiane Del Ticino Bianconi, Piero [Fotografie di Aldo Morosoli] (Book #ID 77974) Published by Unione Svizzera delle Casse Raiffeisen, San Gallo 1965. 1965. Hard back binding in publisher's original colour photographic glazed boards. 8vo. 8'' x 8''. Contains 84 printed pages of Italian text with monochrome and colour photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	The Italian Achievement: An A-Z of Over 1000 Firsts Achieved by Italians in Almost Every Aspect of Life Over the Last 1000 Years Barone, Arturo (Book #ID 85540) Published by Renaissance Books an imprint of Global Oriental Ltd., 2008. 2008. Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xxxix] 324 printed pages of text with monochrome map. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused and unopened new book. We carry this book in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781898823551 Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	The Decameron: In Four Volumes; Volume I: The First and Second Day; Volume II: The Third and the Fourth Day; Volume III: The Fifth, the Sixth and the Seventh Day; Volume IV: The Eighth, the Ninth and the Last Day [4 Volumes Complete] Il Decameron: in quattro volumi; Volume I: Il primo e il secondo giorno; Volume II: La Terza e la Quarta Giornata; Volume III: Il quinto, il sesto e il settimo giorno; Volume IV: L'ottavo, il nono e nell'Ultimo Giorno [4 volumi completa] Boccaccio, Giovanni [The Decameron (Italian: Decamerone), subtitled Prince Galehaut (Italian: Prencipe Galeotto), is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)]. (Book #ID 88276) Published Susil Gupta, 22/3C Galiff Street, Calcutta First Indian Edition 1944. 1944. Uniform matching first Indian edition hard back binding in publisher's original cream paper covered boards, scarlet title lettering to the spines and to the front covers. Privately issued for Subscribers only. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains single-sided erotic single colour and black illustrations through the four volumes. Surface marks to the pale cream, coloured boards, spine of volume IV sun faded, contents in very near Fine condition. Scarce set. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£285.00 Convert currency

	Tuscan Harvest Bartlett, Vernon [Illustrated by Maurice Bartlett] (Book #ID 98298) Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd, 42 William IV Street, London First Edition 1971. 1971. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 190 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Spine ends and edges scuffed. Near Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening to the spine, nicks and chips to the spine ends and corners, rubs to the gutters, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0701116595 Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Venice \| Past and Present Brinton, Selwyn (1859-1940) Edited by Geoffrey Holme (Book #ID 102200) Published by The Studio Limited, 44 Leicester Square, London First Edition 1925. 1925. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original stone blue cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt. 4to. 11½'' x 8¼''. Contains (ix-1), 184 printed pages of text with monochrome and some colour plates throughout. Ink message dated 1926 to the front free end paper. Very Good clean condition, glassine dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£18.00 Convert currency

	Teatri Storici in Emilia Romagna. Istituto per i beni culturali della Regione Emilia Romagna. Testi di vari autori, gionalisti, critici, studiosi. Catalogo della Mostra in Reggio E. nel 20 novembre - 12 dicembre 1982 [Historical theaters in Emilia Romagna. Institute for Cultural Heritage of the Emilia Romagna Region. Texts by various authors, journalists, critics, scholars. Catalogue of the exhibition in Reggio E. 1982]. Bondoni, Simonetta M. (Book #ID 107956) Published by Reggio Emilia, Grafis., 1982. 1982. Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 248 pp Italian text with colour plates and monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Light rubbing to the corners and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ITALY (History & Culture) Category	£15.00 Convert currency

The City of Falling Angels [Signed]

Berendt, John

(Book #ID 92836)

Published by Sceptre | Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., 338 Euston Road, London First Edition 2005. 2005.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, sepia illustrated end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xii] 373 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'John Berendt'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0340824980

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Venice | Past and Present

Brinton, Selwyn (1859-1940) Edited by Geoffrey Holme

(Book #ID 103306)

Published by The Studio Limited, 44 Leicester Square, London First Edition 1925. 1925.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original stone blue cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt. 4to. 11½'' x 8¼''. Contains (ix-1), 184 printed pages of text with monochrome and some colour plates throughout. Ink message dated 1926 to the front free end paper. In very near Fine condition with very slight age darkening down the spine, glassine dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Insegnamento Delle Lingue Moderne Parte Italiana; Nuova Edizione Americana Riveduta ed Aumentata [Teaching Of Modern Languages Italian Party; New American Revised and Augmented Edition]

Berlitz, M. D.

(Book #ID 51480)

Published by M. D. Berlitz New York, Madison Square 1914. New York 1914.

Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 8¼'' x 5½. Contains [xvi] 198 [i] printed pages of text. Without any ownership markings and in Very Good clean and bright condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Florence and its Hills

Bartolini, Roberto [Translated by Jane Thomas]

(Book #ID 27351)

Published by Bartolini Publications, Florence circa 1960 edition not stated. 1960.

Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card covers. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 253 pp. Four colour plates, 180 monochrome illustrations throughout. Slight peeling of the laminate to spine edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Storia D'Italia dal 1789 al 1814 [History of Italy from 1789 to 1814]

Botta, Carlo [Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta (November 6, 1766, San Giorgio Canavese, Piedmont - August 10, 1837, Paris) was an Italian historian].

(Book #ID 31851)

Published Italia 1834. Italy 1834.

Quarter green calf, coloured marble paper boards, gilt lettering and cross band decorations to the spine. 8vo 10'' x 7'' 573 pages. Italian text. Paper guarded engravings throughout. Sporadic foxing to the margins, plates and paper guards, light rubbing to the corners of the boards, binding firm and tight. Carlo Botta was born at San Giorgio Canavese in Piedmont, he studied medicine at the University of Turin, and obtained his doctors degree when about twenty years of age. Having rendered himself obnoxious to the government during the political commotions that followed the French Revolution, he was imprisoned for over a year; and on his release in 1795 he withdrew to France, only to return to his native country as a surgeon in the French army, whose progress he followed as far as Venice. Here he joined the expedition to Corfu, from which he did not return to Italy till 1798. At first he favoured French policy in Italy, contributed to the annexation of Piedmont by France in 1799, and was an admirer of Napoleon; but he afterwards changed his views, realizing the necessity for the union of all Italians and for their freedom from foreign control. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Appunti Bodoniani: I. W. Savage Landor e Gambattiata Bodoni. II. Giambattista Bodoni e la Stampa delle Opere Postume di V. Alfieri [Bodoni notes: I. W. Savage Landor and Gambattiata Bodoni. II. Giambattista Bodoni and Printing Posthumous Works of V. Alfieri] Appunti Bodoniani: I. W. Savage Landor e Giambattista Bodoni. II. Giambattista Bodoni e la Stampa delle Opere Postume di V. Alfieri

Boselli, Antonio

(Book #ID 31892)

Published Parma Unione Tipografica Parmense 1913. Parma 1913.

Publisher's original stapled paper covers, black lettering to the upper panel. 8vo 9½'' x 7'' 14 pp. Italian text. Sun fading across the inner edge to the front cover, name to the title page and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy

Burckhardt, Jacob

(Book #ID 32070)

Published by Phaidon Press Ltd., London Second Revised Edition 1945. London 1945.

Hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt and black title block lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 462 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Light sun fading to the spine, and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Fortnight in Italy

Bransby, Leslie

(Book #ID 35914)

Published by Percival Marshall & Co. Ltd., London First Edition 1960. London 1960.

Publisher's original laminated photographic card covers. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 122 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Indigo stamp name to the title page and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Italy's World of Wines: Including Wine Index and Commentaries

Barone, Arturo

(Book #ID 85542)

Published by Renaissance Books an imprint of Global Oriental Ltd., First Edition 2008. 2008.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xvii] 277 printed pages of text with monochrome map. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused and unopened new book. We carry this book in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781898823605

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Tuscan Retreat

Bartlett, Vernon [Illustrated by Maurice Bartlett]

(Book #ID 38052)

Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd, 42 William IV Street, London First Edition 1964. London 1964.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 207 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Bump to the foot of the spine. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with two small spots to the front cover, almost imperceptible darkening of the paper to the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Cathedrals and Churches of Italy

Bumpus, T. Francis

(Book #ID 47326)

Published by T. Werner Laurie Ltd., 30 New Bridge Street, London First Edition 1926. London 1926.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original finely grained blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel, front paste down map. 8vo. 10½'' x 7''. Contains [viii] 400 printed pages of text with 79 illustrations [eight of which are in colour] throughout. Spine and lower board edges sun faded, without any ownership markings, binding firm and sound and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Famous Italian Cities; Florence, Rome, Venice

Bentmann, Reinhard and Elisabeth Herget

(Book #ID 48218)

Published by Cassell & Company Ltd., 35 Red Lion Square, London First Edition 1978. London 1978.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. Folio. 13'' x 10''. ISBN 0304301949. Contains 191 printed pages of text with colour illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Trieste nelle stampe del Lloyd [Trieste prints of Lloyd]

Bianca Maria Favetta, Giulio Roselli, Luisa Froglia Tringale, Guido Botteri

(Book #ID 66760)

Published Editore Lloyd Triestino di Navigazione SpA Trieste 1986. Trieste 1986.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine, gilt insignia to the front cover, panorama of Trieste to the end papers. Landscape 13'' x 9½''. Copy Number 461 with ink stamp to the rear end papers. Contains 152 printed pages of Italian text with splendid full-page colour plates and archive monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition. Loosely enclosed is a card from SASA referring to the Limited Number of copies of this book and that this publication is a tribute to the city of Trieste where the Head Office of SASA is located. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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From Caesar to the Mafia; Sketches of Italian Life

Barzini, Luigi [Wrapper Design by Jaroslav Bradac]

(Book #ID 94673)

Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 90 Great Russell Street, London First Edition 1971. 1971.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sky blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, pink dyed upper edges. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 335 printed pages of text. Light foxing to the front closed fore edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with a little lifting of the laminate to the upper spine end and edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 24101946X

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Your Guide to The Italian Riviera; Dei Fiori

Banks, F. R.

(Book #ID 59282)

Published by Alvin Redman Limited, 2 Clement's Inn, Strand, London First Edition 1964. London 1964.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 224 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Minimal wear to the covers. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition photographic dust wrapper with shallow nicks to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 21/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Florence and its Surroundings

Bartolini, Roberto

(Book #ID 60983)

Published by Roberto Bartolini, Florence 1952. 1952.

Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers by Calvino. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 236 printed pages of English text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good condition with a little soiling to the lower cover, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Florence and its Hills; With a Double Monumental Plan of the Town and of its Surroundings

Bartolini, Roberto

(Book #ID 60984)

Published by Roberto Bartolini, Florence 1953. 1953.

Publisher's original cream card wrap covers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 16 printed pages of English text with monochrome fold-out plan. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Separately enclosed is a card referring to an important notice concerning 'The Uffizi Gallery.' Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Digging and Dealing in Eighteenth-Century Rome | Volumes 1 (One) and 2 (Two) Complete

Bignamini, Ilaria and Clare Hornsby [With additional research by Irma Della Giovampaola and Jonathan Yarker].

(Book #ID 101442)

Published for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, New Haven and London First Edition 2010. 2010.

Uniform matching first edition hard back binding in publisher's original emerald green cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spines. 4to. 11'' x 8½''. Contains (xxiv), 408; (viii), 214 printed pages of text with monochrome and colour illustrations, maps and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition books in Fine condition dust wrappers, in plain white card slipcase. Unused new books. Heavy volumes weighing 4 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780300160437

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How to Do It

Bell, Rudolph M.

(Book #ID 62862)

Published by The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA First Edition 1999. USA 1999.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 375 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0226042103

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Villa Celimontana e Villa Aldobrandini a Monte Magnanapoli | Comune di Roma Assessorato alla Cultura [Number 7 in the Series]

Benocci, Carla

(Book #ID 98093)

Published by Fratelli Palombi Editori, Roma First Edition 1989. 1989.

First edition in publisher's original stapled colour illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9½'' x 5½''. Contains 38 printed pages of Italian text with monochrome illustrations, maps and archive photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 03949753

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Italy's World of Wines: Including Wine Index and Commentaries

Barone, Arturo

(Book #ID 85541)

Published by Renaissance Books an imprint of Global Oriental Ltd., First Edition 2008. 2008.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xvii] 277 printed pages of text with monochrome map. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused and unopened new book. We carry this book in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781898823605

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Storia Della Canzone Italiana [History of Italian Song]

Borgna, Gianni

(Book #ID 98061)

Published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano 2001. 2001.

Publisher's original colour illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 520 [8] printed pages of Italian text. In very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 8804424052

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Meridiane Del Ticino

Bianconi, Piero [Fotografie di Aldo Morosoli]

(Book #ID 77974)

Published by Unione Svizzera delle Casse Raiffeisen, San Gallo 1965. 1965.

Hard back binding in publisher's original colour photographic glazed boards. 8vo. 8'' x 8''. Contains 84 printed pages of Italian text with monochrome and colour photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Italian Achievement: An A-Z of Over 1000 Firsts Achieved by Italians in Almost Every Aspect of Life Over the Last 1000 Years

Barone, Arturo

(Book #ID 85540)

Published by Renaissance Books an imprint of Global Oriental Ltd., 2008. 2008.

Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xxxix] 324 printed pages of text with monochrome map. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused and unopened new book. We carry this book in stock for immediate dispatch. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781898823551

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The Decameron: In Four Volumes; Volume I: The First and Second Day; Volume II: The Third and the Fourth Day; Volume III: The Fifth, the Sixth and the Seventh Day; Volume IV: The Eighth, the Ninth and the Last Day [4 Volumes Complete] Il Decameron: in quattro volumi; Volume I: Il primo e il secondo giorno; Volume II: La Terza e la Quarta Giornata; Volume III: Il quinto, il sesto e il settimo giorno; Volume IV: L'ottavo, il nono e nell'Ultimo Giorno [4 volumi completa]

Boccaccio, Giovanni [The Decameron (Italian: Decamerone), subtitled Prince Galehaut (Italian: Prencipe Galeotto), is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)].

(Book #ID 88276)

Published Susil Gupta, 22/3C Galiff Street, Calcutta First Indian Edition 1944. 1944.

Uniform matching first Indian edition hard back binding in publisher's original cream paper covered boards, scarlet title lettering to the spines and to the front covers. Privately issued for Subscribers only. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains single-sided erotic single colour and black illustrations through the four volumes. Surface marks to the pale cream, coloured boards, spine of volume IV sun faded, contents in very near Fine condition. Scarce set. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Tuscan Harvest

Bartlett, Vernon [Illustrated by Maurice Bartlett]

(Book #ID 98298)

Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd, 42 William IV Street, London First Edition 1971. 1971.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 190 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Spine ends and edges scuffed. Near Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening to the spine, nicks and chips to the spine ends and corners, rubs to the gutters, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0701116595

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Venice | Past and Present

Brinton, Selwyn (1859-1940) Edited by Geoffrey Holme

(Book #ID 102200)

Published by The Studio Limited, 44 Leicester Square, London First Edition 1925. 1925.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original stone blue cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt. 4to. 11½'' x 8¼''. Contains (ix-1), 184 printed pages of text with monochrome and some colour plates throughout. Ink message dated 1926 to the front free end paper. Very Good clean condition, glassine dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Teatri Storici in Emilia Romagna. Istituto per i beni culturali della Regione Emilia Romagna. Testi di vari autori, gionalisti, critici, studiosi. Catalogo della Mostra in Reggio E. nel 20 novembre - 12 dicembre 1982 [Historical theaters in Emilia Romagna. Institute for Cultural Heritage of the Emilia Romagna Region. Texts by various authors, journalists, critics, scholars. Catalogue of the exhibition in Reggio E. 1982].

Bondoni, Simonetta M.

(Book #ID 107956)

Published by Reggio Emilia, Grafis., 1982. 1982.

Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 248 pp Italian text with colour plates and monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Light rubbing to the corners and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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