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Italy: Edizioni del Vittoriale, 1985 The book is written in Italian. b/w and colour plates. Some age and shelf wear. Edges of book cover rubbed and corners bumped. Spine edges rubbed. Clean text pages, no internal markings. A guide to the house of the poet written in Italian this is a sumptuously illustrated colour guide to the shrine built by Gabriele d’Annunzio to live in and to celebrate his own life and achievements as the famous poet, WWI war hero, and propagandist friend of the Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini in the early decades of the 20th century. The Vittoriale is a villa-cum-mausoleum exquisitely designed in the Art Deco style, stuffed with books, manuscripts, paintings, frescoes, sculptures, pottery, objets d’art and relics of his personal and political life. The illustrations give an exceptionally vivid and detailed idea of the intense décor of this extraordinary building and of the narcissism of the man who built it. The villa is connected to an… Read More

London, U.K. : Fontana/Collins, 1987 Some age and shelf wear - cover edges rubbed and corners bumped. Clean text pages, no internal markings. b/w illustrations. With Index. 100 restaurants reviewed plus 100 wine-bars, cafes and food-shops

London, United Kingdom: Charles Letts & Co Ltd, 1981 Revised edition. 96 pages, b/w photos and maps. Some shelf and age wear - edges rubbed and bumped. Pictorial cover - front cover picture of a windmill; on back cover map of Holland. "This little book sets out to do three main things. It tries to tell you enough about what you can see and do in Holland and about the people you will meet there to enable you to decide where you want to go and what you want to do. It gives you an outline of how to travel to and in Holland, so that you can decide your own routes. And it indicates costs sufficiently to allow you to budget your visit accurately enough." The towns and cities of Holland are listed alphabetically.

Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom: Michelin Tyre Public Limited Company, 1985 3rd Edition. 139 pages with b/w illustrations. Age and shelf wear. Creasing to spine, edges worn - rubbed and corners bumped. Front cover - bottom right side creased and large crease to upper right side. First 11 page spreads have been folded at the upper right side. Text pages clean with no internal markings.

London, U.K. : Dorling Kindersley, 2002 Slight age and shelf wear. Tight copy, no internal markings, clean text pages. Colour illustrations. "Your Guide to the 10 Best of Everything. ... Whether you are travelling first class or on a limited budget, this Eyewitness Top 10 guide will lead you straight to the very best Tuscany has to offer. Dozens of Top 10 lists - from the Top 10 Etruscan sights to the Top 10 hill towns, villas, vineyards and beach resorts - provide the insider knowledge every visitor needs. ... find your way effortlessly with the help of detailed maps and hundreds of photographs.

London, United Kingdom: The Rough Guides, 1998 434 pages with colour maps. Written and researched by Jonathan Buckley with contributions by Rachel Kaberry and Hilary Robinson. Some shelf and age wear especially to cover edges - some slight creases to cover. Text clean no internal markings. At the time of publication this was advertised as the definitive handbook to Europe's most beautiful city. It includes lively accounts of all the museums and monuments, plus the lowdown on the Biennale, Carnevale and other events; critical reviews of restaurants and accommodation in every price range, plus the pick of the bars and shops. Full colour maps plus plans of the major churches and the waterbus system.