Da Torcello a Murano
Firenze (Florence), Italy: Sadea, 1969. Softcover. Glossy white illus. wraps with black lettering; unpaginated with 70 color photographs. Includes an essay by Mazzariol and an essential chronology; text in Italian. More
Firenze (Florence), Italy: Sadea, 1969. Softcover. Glossy white illus. wraps with black lettering; unpaginated with 70 color photographs. Includes an essay by Mazzariol and an essential chronology; text in Italian. More
Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2011. Hardcover. Illustrated boards with tan and white lettering. xii, 215 pp. Illustrations. Less than a decade after the conclusion of the Civil War, northern promoters began pushing images of a mythic South to boost tourism. By creating a hierarchical relationship based on region..... More
Edinburgh: RIAS/Mainstream Publications, 1990. Softcover. Color-illus. wraps with orange lettering. 176 pp. with occasional color and numerous bw images. The 9th volume of the RIAS Illustrated Architectural Guides to Scotland. Explores river valleys, fishertowns, remote mansions, Fraserburgh, the spa town of Peterheard, Portsoy, abbeys, castles, and more. More
Edinburgh: RIAS, 1987. Softcover. Color-illus. wraps with red lettering on spine. 176 pp. with occasional color and numerous bw images. The 7th volume of the RIAS Illustrated Architectural Guides to Scotland. Includes special sections on Elgin and Forres. Moray is a microcosm of Scotland's best, except for the great industrial..... More
Paris: Edition Pierre Terrail, 2000. English Edition. Softcover. Glossy, color-illus. wraps with green lettering on spine. Green French flaps. 207 pp. with color photos throughout. A richly documented journey around the massive rapart walls and on into th ehistoric heart of each of Morocco's four imperial cities (Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes..... More
London: The Dickens Press Ltd., 1963. Paperback. Skinny green wraps with BW illustration and lettering. 195 pp. Many BW/red maps and illustrations. English Edition. Comprises of "introductory pages on Brittany that will give the tourist background"; "five touring programmes which will enable the visitor to see...the finest buildings..."; and "information..... More
London: The Dickens Press Ltd., 1965. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Skinny green wraps, BW illustration and lettering. 194 pp. Many BW/red maps and illustrations. English Edition. Comprises of "introductory pages on Normandy that will give the tourist background"; "five touring programmes which will enable the visitor to see...the finest buildings..."; and..... More
Mumbai: Marg Foundation, 2012. Hardcover. Color-illustrated boards with white lettering, matching dust jacket. 124 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Photographs by Clare Arni. "This book is dedicated to the unique architectural and artistic heritage of Kanara, the well watered, densely forested Arabian Sea coastal strip of Karnataka, comprising the present-day districts..... More
Manila: E.C. McCullough, 1906. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustration. 248 pages : illustrations. More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1909. McManus, Blanche. Hardcover. Gray cloth pictorial boards with black, gilt, red, white and blue design and titles, top edge gilt. No jacket, as issued. x, 333 pp. 59 illustrations, including 5 maps and several color reproductions with tissue protectors. Illustrated endpapers. More
Amsterdam: Chez Clousier; Chez David, l'aine; Chez Durand; Chez Damonneville, 1743. Leather bound. Brown leather boards, five raised bands on spine with gilt decoration and lettering, decorative end pages, red tinted block, red and black printed title page, 295 pp, several bw illustrations throughout. Text in French. Includes very early..... More
Tokyo, Japan: Gakken, 1977. Hardcover. Cardboard clamshell case with title plates at spine and front; Another clamshell case, and boards, covered in purple cloth with a chrysanthemum design woven in; Title plate affixed to case; Gilt titling to front cover of book; 289 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. Essay by..... More
Zagreb: Laurana, 2002. Hardcover. 239 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Blue cover with glossy illustrated dust jacket. Images and descriptions of popular travel spots along the Adriatic coast of Croatia. More
London: C.G. and J. Robinson, 1794. new edition, corrected. Leather bound. Brown leather boards with gilt ruling on spine; 502 pp. Volume 1 of a 2 volume set. More
New York: Junior Library Guild, 1931. Hardcover. Light tan cloth boards with red lettering and re design elements.. Dj with b/w photograph. xvii, 279 pages, plates : illustrations. An account of excavations in Chichen-Itza. More
London: Macdonald and Co. Publishers Ltd., 1984. Softcover. Color-illus. wraps with black lettering on spine. 248 pp. with color and bw illus. The extensive journals of Celia Fiennes's travels throughout England over 30 years. A unique record of English social life at the end of the 17th century, as well..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. Hardcover. Green cloth, library binding; Top edges gilt on volume II; 441 + 453 pp.; Color frontispiece in each volume, 777 bw figures. Two-volumes; Ex-library, but nice set of this scarce title; Observations of Morse's time in Japan, where he first went..... More
NY: Crescent Books, 1983. Hardcover. Gold cloth/color DJ. 144 pp. 128+ color plates. A gorgeous book highlighting the natural beauty of the British Isles. More
Nurnberg, Germany: J.L. Schrag Verlag, 1997. Softcover. glued, tan pictorial wraps. 119 pgs w/ bw plates & fold-out plates. Tex in German. Translated titled: Nuremberg Castle: A historical guide for locals and strangers. More
London, England: John Murray, 1845. Hardcover. burgundy cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. book xii, 556 pgs w/ fold-out map. all edges red speckled. Map remains precisely folded. Volume is Part One, only. More
London: Edward Stanford, 1909. 20th edition. Hardcover. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering. Speckled edges. Red ribbon bookmark. Blue printed endsheets. 688 pp. "Being a collection of questions, phrases, and vocabularies in English, French, German, & Italian. Intended to serve as interpreter to English travellers abroad and foreigners in England."..... More
Milano: Touring Club Italiano, 1954. Flexible cloth. Red cloth over flexible covers. Gilt lettering. Basic brown paper dj with black lettering and waterproof covers. Red ribbon place holder. 615 pp. with 13 maps, including fold-outs. Most of the information included is still valid. Covers the Veneto (the larger area around..... More
London: Jones & Co., 1829. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 green leather and marble illustrated paper boards; marble illustrated end papers; bw engraved title page; majority is unpaginated; 53 pages of engravings with two engravings per page. Each engraving has a protective tissue guard sheet and is accompanied by a descriptive..... More
London: Jones & Co., 1829. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 navy leather and marble illustrated paper boards, 4 raised bands on spine, gilt lettering and design on spine; marble illustrated end papers; bw engraved title page; majority is unpaginated; 104 pages of engravings with two engravings per page. Each engraving is..... More
Catania: G. Maimone, 1997. Paperback. White wraps with color illustration and white and black lettering and French flaps; 214 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Italian. More