La Pittura Napoletana dell'Ottocento
Napoli (Naples), Italy: Tullio Pironti Editore, 1993. Hardcover. Cream cloth, color illus. dust jacket, 194 pp. of text plus 472 pp. of plates, mostly in color; held in cardboard slipcase with matching illus. to dj. VG- (Slipcase has some scuffs and small nicks; book is quite nice and clean.). Item #154515
Text is in Italian. A sizable coffee table book offering paintings of Naples from the 19th century. Begins with three narrative essays. The majority of the book contains full-page, full-color illustrations. The checklist cites 453 pieces; and surely most, if not all, are pictured here. Includes sizable artist bios and an extensive bibliography. Scarce, and breath-taking.
Price: $240.00