Florence in Transition: Volume Two, Studies in the Rise of the Territorial State
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1968. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./275 pp. Italian History. ITH1/4032. Very Good. More
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Un lago, una civilta: Il Garda. 2 volumes
Banca Popolare di Verona, 1983. Hardcover. A two volume set about Lake Garda and its people. The largest lake in Italy, it is at the base of the Alps and includes several small inhabited islands.
Fine in blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spines and embossed emblems to front boards. Pristine interiors filled with black and white photographic illustrations. Blue dust jackets with white titles to spines and front panels of jackets. Light wear to edges of jackets. Also, the plastic film covering the jackets has pulled up a little on the spines of both volumes. Text in Italian. A scarce set in excellent condition. 626 pages. ITA/042508. Fine in Near Fine Dust Jackets. More
Uomini e Civilta Agraria in Territorio Veronese Volumes I and II
Banca Popolare di Verona, (1982). Hardcover. TWO VOLUME SET. Volume I is the 9th-17th centuries and Volume II is the 18th-20th centuries. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Minor rubbing to spine ends of both volumes and Light bumping to corners. Both volumes have a small bump to the bottom edge of the front board and a small and light scratch to the bottom edge of the text block. Very very slight, barely noticeable yellowing to the edges of the pages. Else is clean and bright with many illustrations throughout. Dark blue illustrated dust jackets with white titles to front and spine panels. One small closed tear to bottom edge of front dust jacket panel on volume I corresponding with the bump on the board. Slight rubbing to edges of dust jackets. TEXT IN ITALIAN. ITAHIS01/092199. Very Good+ / Very Good+. More
Strangers and Pilgrims: The Last Italian Migration (1st Edition).
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./text is crisp and clean/304 pp. Italian History. ITH10/5092. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. More
Rise From Want: A Peasant Family in the Machine Age
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./165 pp. Italian History. ITH11082. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. More
Garibaldi: The Man and the Legend
New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1961. Hardcover. Vg/Vg- Dj with edge chipping/8vo./text clean/255 pp. Italian History. ITH/5152. Very Good / Very Good. More
Christian Democracy in Italy (reprinted from The Review of Politics Vol. 9, No, 1, pp. 16-33, January, 1947)
Notre Dame, IN: The University Press, 1947. Paperback. Very good+ in blue side stapled paper wrappers with blue title to front wrapper. Minor fading to edges. Previous owner's writing to top corner of front wrapper. Else is clean and bright. Italian History. ITA/031418. Very Good+. More
The Death of Venice (1st Edition).
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1976. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./190 pp./illus. Italian History. ITH112201. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. More
I Saggi Archeologici nel Palazzo Pretorio in Prato 1976/77
Edizioni Clusf. 1977. Paperback. Very good in tan paper wrappers with white title to spine and front cover. Sunning to spine and edges of wrappers. Spine is now grey. Minor wear to edges of wrappers and minor rubbing. Filled with illustrations. Size quarto. In Italian. ITA3/2202. Very Good in Wraps. More
The Rebuilding of Italy: Politics and Economics, 1945-1955
London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1955. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./269 pp./fold-out map at rear/discreet owner name to title page/otherwise clean and bright text. Italian History. ITH2/5092. Very Good. More
The Italian Labor Movement
Harvard UP, 1963. Hardcover. Very good in very good, price-clipped dustjacket. Spine of dustjacket somewhat sunned. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Italian History. ITH1/5020 Italian History. Very Good. More
Les Trois Rome Journal D'un Voyage en Italie. (Diary of a trip to Italy) 4 Volumes
Paris: Gaume Freres, 1864. Hardcover. Troisieme Edition. (Third Edition.) Written by Roman Catholic author and theologian, Father Gaume (1802 - 1879). In this work he argues that the Renaissance is to blame for reintroducing the paganism of antiquity into modern times, which he considers to be the primary source of evil. Written in diary format, he discusses the art, architecture, and history of Italy with theological viewpoints interspersed. Ex-library with bookplate from the Congregation of SS. Redemptoris Neo-Aureliae of New Orleans in all three volumes. Stamp to title pages and half title pages of all volumes. Bound in full tan marbled leather with black and gilt title and volume labels to spines. Heavy rubbing to boards and wear to corners and edges of boards. Spots of foxing throughout; although, it is fairly light in color and does not affect legibility. Folding map of Rome to Volume I, folding map of catacombs to Volume IV, both with browning and closed tears. Marbled endpapers and full edges marbled. An attractive set despite the noted condition issues. IN FRENCH. Volume I is 508 pages; Volume II is 580 pages; Volume III is 569 pages. Extra shipping may be needed. FRE/081722. Very Good. More
Immagine Di Una Civilita'. Provincia di Macerata.
Padova: Italia Turistica, 1998. Hardcover. Mint oversize 4to., blue coated cloth boards in mint full-color pictorial d.j. In mint slipcase w/full-color pictorial panels. Crisp, clean interior. A beautiful photographic exploration of the Province of Macerata w/full-page, full-color glossy photographs. In French, German, Italien and English. 127 pp. Italy. ITA/11063. Fine. More
The Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in the Life and Culture of United Italy on the 368th Anniversary of its Foundation 1871-1971
Rome: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, 1990. Hardcover. Fine in red leatherette with gilt lettering. Italian History. ITH1/02231. Fine. More
The Lion of Caprera: A Biography of Giuseppe Garibaldi
New York: David McKay Company, 1962. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./frontis./text crisp and clean/map endpapers/352 pp. Italian History. ITH12/5092. Very Good. More
Catalogo Della Mostra Manzoniana
Italy: Proprieta Risvervata, 1951. Paperback. VG in tan wraps with brown lettering on spine and front cover; pp. 170. Italian History. ITA111240. Very Good. More
Le Concours Italien dans la Guerre Contre L'Allemagne
Rome: Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, 1946. Paperback. SCARCE. In faded green paper wraps with black title to front cover. Browning to margins of interior and wrappers, else clean. In Italian. 281 pages. FRELANG1/2282. Very Good. More
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