The Pazzi Conspiracy: The Plot Against the Medici.
London: Thames & Hudson, 1979. 39 black-and-white illustrations. 128 pages, 8vo, green cloth, d.w. London: Thames & Hudson, (1979). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
FLORENCE
The Art of Florence.
New York: Artabras, 1988. Principal photography by Takashi Okamura. Exquisitely illustrated with hundreds of photos in color and black & white. 2 volumes, Thick and heavy 4tos, blue cloth, pictorial slipcase. New York: Artabras, Abbeville Press, (1988). A near fine copy in a near fine slipcase. The art and architecture of Florence throughout the ages. More
Florentine Painting and Its Social Background.
London: Kegan Paul, 1947. The Bourgeois Republic before Cosimo de' Medici's Advent to Power: XIV and Early XV Centuries. 388pp of text. Illustrated at rear with 160 black and white plates. Short 4to, blue cloth. London: Kegan Paul, (1947). Very good(+) copy - bright and tight. More
Album di Firenze
La Nazione, 1975. Many photo illustrations. 2 volumes. Folio, blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled on both volumes, spine ends worn on volume II, edge of corner worn on volume I. N.P.: La Nazione, (1975, 1976). Text in Italian. Articles on historical Florence are reproduced from the publication, "La Nazione." As usual, pages are age-toned throughout. More
I Disegni dei Pittori Fiorentini
Milan: Electa, 1961. Profusely illustrated throughout. 3 volumes. Very thick and heavy 4tos, publisher's half brown morocco over cloth (a bit scuffed and with some faint spattering on spines). Milan: Electa Editrice, (1961). First edition in Italian. A very good copy, internally clean. Gift card tipped into the first volume reads: "Merry Christmas and much love, Brooke Astor, Christmas 1963." Volume I: Text, with 73 color plates, some folding. Volume II: Catalogue, with over 3000 descriptions. Volume III: Tables, with..... More
Disegni di Maestri Fiorentini del Rinascimento in Firenze.
Turin: Radio Italiana, 1954. Illustrated with 50 plates. 187 pages. 4to, white boards, d.w. (chipped at spine ends and with a few stains), uncut edges, plain board slipcase. Edizioni Radio Italiana, (1954). Text in Italian. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Limited, numbered edition. More
Italian Pictures of the Renaissance: The Florentine School. A List of the Principal Artists and their Works with an Index of Places.
London: Phaidon, 1963. 2 volumes. Color frontispiece in each volume plus 1478 b/w plates. Short thick 4to, pale cloth, d.w., board slipcase. (London: Phaidon Press, 1963). First edition. Fine copies in fine dust wrappers; very good solid box. More
Les Peintres Italiens de la Renaissance; Venice, Florence, L'Italie du Centre, L'Italie du Nord
Paris: J. Schiffrin, 1926. In French. Four volumes. Extensively illustrated with black and white plates. 99, 114, 148, and 199 pages + indexes. 12mos, paper wrappers with brittle wax protective covers; previous owner's book plates included in three of the four volumes, some notations in pencil throughout. Paris: J. Schiffrin, (1926). A very good copy. More
Florentine Frescoes
London: Jack, 1930. 73 plates, many in color, most with tissue guards. ix + 131 pages. Thick 4to, decorative boards; minor foxing to inside covers and title page, minor fading to spine and wear to head; uncut edges, t.e.g. London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, (1930). A very good copy. More
Palazzi di Firenze
Florence: Vallecchi, 1971. 161 black-and-white photographs by Raffaello Bencini, 170 drawings, and one map. 148 pages, 4to, brown cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped, worn at head of spine and edges of rear. Firenze: Vallecchi, 1971. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Dark Water; Flood and Redemption in the City of Masterpieces
New York: Doubleday, 2008. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 tan cloth, spine spotted, otherwise very good. New York: Doubleday, (2008). History of the 1966 flood of Florence, Italy. More
Florence In The Forgotten Centuries 1527-1800: A History of Florence and the Florentines in the Age of the Grand Dukes.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1973. Illustrated. xiv + 593 pages, large 8vo, cloth, d.w.; long gift inscription front free endpaper. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1973). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Florence; A Traveler's Anthology
Westport: Lawrence Hill, 1981. 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w., several pages creased in lower right corner margins. Westport: Lawrence Hill, (1981). Very good. More
Atlante di Firenze: La Forma del Centro Storico in Scala 1:1000 nel Fotopiano e nella Carta Numerica
Venice: Marsilio Editori, 1993. Profusely illustrated throughout with color aerial photographs and maps. 383 pages with text in Italian; 32 page 8vo pamphlet with text in English is laid-in. Large square 4to, black cloth, d.w., pictorial board slipcase. Venice: Marsilio Editori & Comune di Firenze, 1993. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper and slipcase. More
Palazzi of Tuscany
Cologne: Konemann, 2000. Translated by Gerald Binding, David Ginn, and Katron Sutherland. Photography by Massimom Listri. Extensively illustrated in color. 320 pages. Tall 4to, red cloth, d.w. Cologne: Konemann, (2000). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Flowering of the Renaissance
New York: Dutton, 1969. Illustrated with 44 halftones, 5 line drawings, and 2 maps. 332 pages (foxing to the top and fore edges) , 8vo, teal cloth with green and gilt stamping and text, attractively designed but torn and chipped dust wrapper. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., (1969). A very good copy in a poor dust wrapper. More
Donatello
London: Methuen, 1911. 81 black-and-white plates. 161 pages + lxxx pages of prints, large 8vo, blue cloth with filigree blind stamping to spine (light bumping to spine extremities and small areas of damp-staining to corners, slightly musty smell) London: Methuen, (1911). A very good(-) copy. More
Romola
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1890. Illustrated in black and white, lettered tissue guards. 2 volumes, thick 8vo, 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards (very slight rubbing to extremities), spines (sunned), elaborately gilt stamped with raised bands, marbled endpapers (small abrasion to back attached endpaper in vol. 1). Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1890. A very good(+) set. More
Florence Lost: As Seen in the 120 Paintings by Fabio Borbottoni (1820-1901)
Milan: Franco Maria Ricci, 1985. 2 volumes. Translated by Forrest Selvig. Introduction by Italo Calvino. 117 mounted color plates. Large square 4tos, gilt-lettered black silk with inlaid color plate on front cover of each volume, black patterned cloth clam shell box (evenly faded along spine). Milan: Franco Maria Ricci, (1985). As usual the pages are somewhat wavy from the mounted plates, but also several pages in second volume are bumped in lower corner. Still a very good(+) set. One of..... More
Piero Di Cosimo: Fiction, Invention and Fantasia
London: Reaktion Books, 1993. 110 illustrations, 55 in color. 226pp., 4to, orange cloth, d.w. London: Reaktion Books, (1993). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Painting of the High Renaissance in Rome and Florence
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1985. 2 volumes. Profusely illustrated with 700 black and white images. One volume of text and one of plates. Large heavy 8vos, attractively designed pictorial peach color cloth with female nudes. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1985. Fine copies. Revised edition. More
Life in Italy at the Time of the Medici.
London: Batsford, 1968. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. chipped and partially repaired with tape on blank side. London: Batsford, (1968). More
The Story of Florence.
London: Dent, 1905. Illustrated by Nelly Erichsen. Folding map. 436pp. 12mo, gilt lettered blue cloth, t.e.g.; pages untrimmed, cloth lightly rubbed. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1905. A very good copy. The Medieval Towns Series. More
The Goldsmith of Florence: A Book of Great Craftsmen
New York: Macmillan, 1929. Illustrated in black and white. 209 pages. Slim 4to, ocher cloth pictorially stamped in navy blue (only very slight rubbing at extremities). New York: Macmilan, 1929. A near fine copy. Previous owner's neat inscription on verso of front free endpaper. With card pocket on back endpaper, but no other typical ex-lib markings present. More
The Chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal 1434-1459 at San Miniato in Florence.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1961. 4 color plates, and 152 monochrome illustrations. 192pp. 4to, white cloth, d.w. (cloth a bit edgeworn; wrapper torn; light foxing on top edge). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, (1964). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Study of this early Renaissance monument, based on a group of hitherto unknown documents in the ledgers of the Cambini bank in Florence, which pertain to the construction and decoration of the chapel. Presentation copy from Fred..... More