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
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A' Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti [title page]
Florence: 1779. Engraving. Image size 7.25 x 7.75 inches. Sheet size 9 x 11.5 inches. Title page from A Dilettanti delle Bell'Arti, a rare decorated alphabet book. In very good condition. Shows some staining. Stitching holes at left edge. Numeral 1 in pencil at right top corner. Beautiful composition. More
I, Iride from A' Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti
Florence: 1779. Engraving. Image size 7.25 x 7.75 inches. Sheet size 9 x 11.5 inches. The letter I, Iride, from A Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti, a decorated alphabet book. In very good condition. Shows some light staining. Stitching holes at left edge. Numeral 10 in pencil at right top corner. The first edition of an inventive engraved alphabet book in which each floridly elaborate letter stands independently in a landscape where it is accompanied by a figure from Greek or..... More
Q, Quinto Curzio Vero from A' Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti
Florence: 1779. Engraving. Image size 7.25 x 7.75 inches. Sheet size 9 x 11.5 inches. The letter Q, Quinto Curzio Vero, in a dynamic flaming scene, from A Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti, a decorated alphabet book. In very good condition. Shows some light staining. Stitching holes at left edge. Numeral 17 in pencil at right top corner. The first edition of an inventive engraved alphabet book in which each floridly elaborate letter stands independently in a landscape where it is..... More
S, Sonno from A' Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti
Florence: 1779. Engraving. Image size 7.25 x 7.75 inches. Sheet size 9 x 11.5 inches. The letter S, Il Dio Sonno, from A Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti, a decorated alphabet book. In very good condition. Shows some staining. Stitching holes and small chip at left edge. Numeral 19 in pencil at right top corner. The first edition of an inventive engraved alphabet book in which each floridly elaborate letter stands independently in a landscape where it is accompanied by a...... More
U, Urania from A' Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti
Florence: 1779. Engraving. Image size 7.25 x 7.75 inches. Sheet size 9 x 11.5 inches. The letter U, Urania, from A Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti, a decorated alphabet book. Depicts Urania, the muse of astronomy. In very good condition. Shows some light staining. Stitching holes at left edge. Numeral 24 in pencil at right top corner. The first edition of an inventive and rare engraved alphabet book in which each floridly elaborate letter stands independently in a landscape where it..... More
X, Titiro from A' Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti
Florence: 1779. Engraving. Image size 7.25 x 7.75 inches. Sheet size 9 x 11.5 inches. The letter X, Titiro, from A Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti, a decorated alphabet book. In very good condition. Shows some light staining. Stitching holes at left edge. Numeral 22 in pencil at right top corner. The first edition of an inventive engraved alphabet book in which each floridly elaborate letter stands independently in a landscape where it is accompanied by a figure from Greek or..... More
Y, Scherzo from A' Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti
Florence: 1779. Engraving. Image size 7.25 x 7.75 inches. Sheet size 9 x 11.5 inches. The letter Y, Scherzo, from A Dilettanti delle Bell' Arti, a decorated alphabet book. In very good condition. Shows some light staining. Stitching holes at left edge. Numeral 23 in pencil at right top corner. The first edition of an inventive engraved alphabet book in which each floridly elaborate letter stands independently in a landscape where it is accompanied by a figure from Greek or..... 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
Florentia Pulcherrima et Ruriae Civitas
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving. Image measures 17.5" x 28.5". This detailed bird's-eye view, published circa 1700, depicts Florence and its immediate surroundings. The Arno river cuts diagonally across the plan from lower left to upper right, where it meets two putti holding a decorative shield. The town's star-shaped fort can also be seen to the far left. Surrounding the central plan are 10 town views, 5 on each side. In addition to typical architectural sights such as Pitti Palace and the..... More