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Venice Art & Architecture
by Giandomenico Romanelli [ed.]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£125.00£112.50
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About This Item
Cologne : Konemann , 1997. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 12.5" by 11". Piero Codato; Massimo Venchierutti . A complete two volume set of this study of Venetian art and architecture, some beautiful copies in the original illustrated slipcase. The first English language edition. The first English language edition of this work, second impression, translated from the original Italian and published in the same year as the true first Italian edition. Edited by Giandomenico Romanelli. A beautiful two volume collection containing an in-depth study of Venetian art and architecture, with historical sketches illustrating the development of the city in relation to its vast artistic background from its beginnings in the Lagoon region until the twentieth century. Featuring numerous colour photographs in text by Piero Codato and Massimo Venchierutti. Complete with its original illustrated slicpase. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. The dust wrapper is excellent and unclipped. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean, with only minor cockling to the first few leaves of vol. I due to minor water damage. With numerous colourful illustrations in text. Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 809A6
- Title
- Venice Art & Architecture
- Author
- Giandomenico Romanelli [ed.]
- Illustrator
- Piero Codato; Massimo Venchierutti
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Konemann
- Place of Publication
- Cologne
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 12.5" by 11"
- Keywords
- venice italy art architecture italy
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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