The Gardens of Italy
London: Country Life, (1919). Revised, enlarged edition. Hardcover. Sm. elephant folio. viii,396pp. Gold-stamped maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine. All gilt edges. Mounted color frontispiece after a drawing by Charles Gascoyne. Illustrated title-page with lettering in red and black. 418 fine b/w reproductions of photographs, engravings, drawings, and plans of gardens and villas in Rome, Venice, Florence, Pescia, Lake Como, Lago Maggiore, Genoa, and others. Historical and descriptive notes by E. March Phillipps. Age wear, scuffing and some staining on binding. Corners and head & tail of spine bumped. Top corners of pages creased throughout. Rippling to leaves due to damp exposure, pages clean and sound. Binding in fair, interior in overall good condition. One of the most extensive and detailed works on the subject ever published. g. Item #24034
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