Villas of Florence and Tuscany; by Harold Donaldson Eberlein ; with a frontispiece in colour and 299 illustrations mostly from photographs by the author by Eberlein, Harold Donaldson - 1922

Philadelphia ; London; New York: J.B. Lippincott Co.; The Architectural Record Company, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Binding very tight, leaves clean (no foxing); minor wear to exterior and mild sunning to spine. Very small bookplate to front cover verso. Overall very good(+).. Large quarto in dark blue polished cloth with gilt ornament and titles to front and spine; 411 pages : heavily illustrated with b&w photos, color frontispiece, plans ; 29 cm. Includes index. High quality coated stock paper. Quite a handsome, quality production. Most of plates printed on both sides of leaves. Contents: Foreword -- The Tuscan villa before the sixteenth century -- The Tuscan villa of the sixteenth century -- The Tuscan villa of the seventeenth century -- Decoration and furnishing -- Gardens early and late -- Villas. Cigliano, San Casciano, Val di Pesa ; Il Giojello (Villa Galileo), Pian de'Giullari ; L'Ombrellino, Pian de'Giullari ; Villa Pazzi (La Vacchia), Pian de'Giullari ; Il Frullino, San Gervasio, near Florence ; Villa Capponi, Arcetri ; The Villetta, Villa Palmieri, San Domenico, near Florence ; Villa Celsa, near Siena ; Il Trebino, in the Mugello ; Cafaggiuolo, in the Mugello ; Poggio a Cajano ; Le Corti, San Casciano, Val di Pesa ; Villa dei Collazzi, Tavarnuzze, near Florence ; Belcaro, near Siena ; Vicobello, near Siena ; Villa dei Arcivescovo, near Lucca ; Poggio Torselli, near San Casciano, Val di Pesa ; La Pietra, Il Pellegrino, near Florence ; Villa Palmieri, San Domenico, near Florence ; Cetinale, near Siena ; Le Maschere, in the Mugello ; Villa Garzoni, at Collodi, near Pescia ; Villa Corsi-Salviati (Guicciardini), at Sesto. || Architecture, Domestic -- Italy -- Tuscany. Architecture, Domestic. Italy -- Tuscany.|| ** International orders at cost. Please inquire. Book weighs 4.6 lbs before packaging.**.