New York: Praeger, 1970. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, 192 pages, plus many black-and-white illustrations; attractive book in black cloth with very bright and clear gold! (silver would be more appropriate) gilt lettering to spine and a Venetian silhouette with a gondola and gondolier in gilt on front cover, very light shelf wear to cover edges, but very gently used, tight in binding, very clean and unmarked throughout, pages fresh and white; DJ rumpled and chipped along top and bottom edges, several short tears, but bright, clean and colourful. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Good.

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Bookseller: Eric James (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 044067
Title: The Silver Age of Venice
Author: Rowdon, Maurice
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good ++
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: Praeger
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1970
Keywords: VENICE ITALY HISTORY CULTURE DESCRIPTION TRAVEL EUROPE VENETIAN ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN SOCIAL CULTURAL
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