The Passionate Sightseer - From the Diaries 1947-1956 by Berenson, Bernard - 1966

London: Thames and Hudson, 1966. Gold title and motif on blue cloth boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is usual age toning to page edges else very clean, tight and unmarked. A VG+ copy. Dustjacket is VG+ and not price clipped. 200 pages. 168 black and white and 3 colour illustrations. Second impression (first was 1960). The late Bernard Berenson was renowned as the world's foremost expert on Italian painting and revered as a sage. During his lifetime his villa outside Florence became a pilgrimage for those who wanted to hear him talk. This book, based on his diaries, in fact his last thoughts on life and art, enables us to experience the vigour and gaiety, the spontaneity and the creativeness that kept his listeners entranced. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.90 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST A1A. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.