Italian from Carnegie Hill Books

London: National Trust, 1995. Octavo. 80 pp; color & b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Paperback. Near Fine, an unmarked copy; tiny nick at base of spine, else no wear. One of the great Stuart country houses stands only ten miles from the center of London. Ham House still contains much of the lavish decoration, furniture and pictures commissioned by Elizabeth Dysart..… Read more about this item

NY: Modern Library Modern Library #49. Octavo. 544 pp. Original green cloth with dustjacket illustrated by E. McKnight Kauffer. VG+/VG, former owner stamp on half title page, else an unmarked copy, binding bright & solid; price-clipped jacket has small tear at bottom of front panel, spine slightly faded.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. Illus. by E. McKnight Kauffer.

London: Medici Society, 1923. Small quarto. 46 pp; 12 tipped-in color plates. Cloth-backed paper boards with color illustration inset on cover with dustjacket. VG/G, random light foxing to preliminary pp, no writing in the book; cutout jacket lacks 4.5-in. x 2-in. piece of frame at bottom of jacket front cover, and smaller loss on the fore edge.. First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item

NY: Rizzoli, 1999. Quarto. 226 pp; full of color photographs. Gilt-lettered brown cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine in same jacket. A clean, unmarked copy; bright jacket with no tears. This volume celebrates Palladio's architectural achievements and his lasting influence on subsequent centuries of design.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Roberto Schezen.

Geneva: Christie's, 1993. Quarto. 177 pp; profuse color photographs. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy, minor wear to jacket. This auction featured 16 lots of silver by Bulgari, and 211 lots of jewelry. Introductory essay by Diana Scarisbrick. The auction was held at St. Moritz, Geneva, on February 17 &18, 1993.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near… Read more about this item

Milan: Skira, 1999. First edition. Quarto. 208 pp; profuse color & b/w illustrations; biographies of designers; bibliography; index. TEXT IN ITALIAN. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Cologne: Evergreen, 1994. Large quarto. 322 pp; over 500 b/w & color illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket bright, with no chips or tears. With examples of Neo-Gothic, Neo-Classic, Romantic and eclectic styles, this book features the types, problems and history of over 500 European buildings.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Milan: Casa Editrice Ceschina, 1964. Quarto. 169 pp; 8 color & 78 b/w plates. Text in Italian. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket has a few shallow edge tears with old tape residue on reverse, spine & small area of front panel toned.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Rome: Officina Undici, 1963. First edition. Quarto. Unpaginated. Full of color photographs and b/w drawings. Text in Italian, English, French & German. Illustrated boards. VG, lamination on boards lightly crazed, edges rubbed. A bit musty. Limited edition - #1788/2000 copies. Catalogo n. 1, 1963-64. Hard Cover. Very Good.

NY / London: G.P. Putnam's Sons / J.M. Dent & Co., 1900. Second edition. Octavo. xix, 234 pp; 9 photogravure plates & 17 b/w drawings by James Kerr Lawson. Gilt-lettered vellum spine with brown paper-covered boards, top edge gilt. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; rear hinge cracked, spine evenly soiled.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by James Kerr Lawson.

NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1884. Octavo. 146 pp; 8 full-page b/w illustrations. Patterned paper over boards with gilt-lettered spine & red-lettered title on cover; bevelled edges, all edges gilt. VG, former owner name on front endpaper, bottom corners & leading edge of covers damp stained as well as the bottom corner of a few pages. Translated and illustrated by… Read more about this item

Yucca Valley, CA: Manzanita Press, 1960. Twelvemo. ix, 99 pp; bibliography. Printed stiff card covers. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, short split at base of spine, covers lightly soiled.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1904. Two volumes. Octavo. 383, 376 pp; illustrated by Joseph Pennell. Original gilt-lettered red cloth with gilt decoration on cover, top edge gilt, with dustjackets. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; one top corner & two bottom corners bumped. Bookplate on front pastedown of both vols. of the Joseph Pennell Collection of Jacob and Helen R. Bleibtreu.… Read more about this item

London: Burns & Oates, 1913. Fourth edition. Octavo. xix, 353 pp; b/w illustrations; 2 maps. Blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine and gilt decoration on cover. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, endpapers toned; spine gilt dull, minor wear to extremities. A personal account of life in Tuscany by an Englishman. He focuses on the little known towns of Leghorn, Volterra, Lucca,… Read more about this item

Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann, 1920. Quarto. xxxi, 302 pp; fully illustrated with b/w photographs (467). Text in German. New cloth spine with paper-covered boards. VG. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Rome: Editalia, 1986. Large quarto. 303 pp; 32 color plates; b/w photographs & illustrations in the text; index of text illustrations; index of plates. Text in Italian. Paper-covered boards in unclipped dustjacket, publisher slipcase. Near Fine in VG jacket, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket has small closed tear at base of spine. The entire text of Trattato dell seta was… Read more about this item

Rome: BNL Edizioni, 1996. First edition. Quarto. 381 pp; more than 200 color & b/w illustrations; bibliography. Text in Italian. White cloth with dustjacket in matching slipcase. Fine/Fine, a clean, unmarked copy, pristine in pristine jacket; slipcase has small crack at top of spine, else unworn. A fully illustrated catalogue of the Italian furniture in the Presidential Palace, Rome, with… Read more about this item

NY: Thames & Hudson, 1991. Octavo. 216 pp; 163 color & b/w illustrations. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; a touch of yellowing to edges of back cover. Part of the World of Art series.. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Paris: Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts, 1980. Square octavo. 373 pp; profuse illustrations, many in color; bibliography; index. Text in French. Paperback. Light wear to covers, creased spine, else VG. Exhibition of large-scale architectural drawings by winners of the prestigious Prix de Rome, awarded by the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Exhibition held at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, 14 january-22… Read more about this item

NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1987. Small quarto. 79 pp; profuse color & b/w illustrations; exhibition checklist. Paperback. Near Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy, minor crease to bottom corner of front cover.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.