Roads to Rome

Los Angeles, CA: Getty Publications, 2005. Cloth, 158 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits; 26 x 31 cm. First published: London: Frances Lincoln, 2005. Near fine. Firm binding, unmarked. Age toning, foreedge lightly soiled. First American Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. A beautiful book mixing ancient ruins with contemporary street scenes. Includes urban blight as well as more traditionally picturesque images. "A lifelong love affair with Italy prompted travel photographer John Heseltine to create his own visual record of a unique series of journeys he made along five of the ancient Roman roads: the Via Appia, which extends from Rome to the great port of Brindisi; the Via Cassia to Siena and Florence; the Via Flaminia to Fano; the Via Aurelia to Ventimigli; and the Via Emilia from Milan to Rimini. These routes offer a natural framework to a photographic record of the varied regions of Italy." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Via Appia. Rome to Benevento; Via Appia. The southern routes from Benevento to Brindisi; Via Cassia. Rome to Florence; Via Flaminia. Rome to Fano; Via Emilia. Milan to Rimini;Via Aurelia. Rome to Ventimiglia; Rome.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Oblong.