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Wonders of Italy: The Monuments of Antiquity, The Churches, The Palaces, The Treasures of Art.
by Fattorusso, Joseph
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Florence, Italy: Giuseppe Fattorusso, 1952. Later printing of this handbook for students and travelers navigating the history and culture of Italy. Octavo, finely bound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt onlay grid of the coats of arms of various Italian cities to the front panel, double gilt ruling to the rear panel, frontispiece of a partial view of the Palace of the Doges, generously illustrated with 3275 black and white photographs by Fratelli Alinari, Giacomo Brogi, and D. Anderson, numerous chronological and genealogical tables of various sovereign houses, and twenty-two plates in full color. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Joseph Fattorusso's 'Wonders of Italy' serves as a guide for aspiring tourists and students abroad in their search for notable places and works of art in the incomparable country of Italy. Even for those whom travel to "Il bel paese" is but a far away dream, this beautiful volume holds rich rewards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145486
- Title
- Wonders of Italy: The Monuments of Antiquity, The Churches, The Palaces, The Treasures of Art.
- Author
- Fattorusso, Joseph
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Giuseppe Fattorusso
- Place of Publication
- Florence, Italy
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Joseph Fattorusso, Wonders of Italy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...