(London: A. & C. Black, LTD., 1918).

A STUNNING BOOK. While there is certainly no shortage of pretty books about Italy to be found this one unquestionably stand out. It is a general tour of the entire country, providing a glimpse at all the major cities and the countryside spanning from Lake Como to Sicily. The sixty-four colourplates (there were only thirty-two in the previous printing) are produced in A. & C. Black s best style and quality and employed a variety of the finest artist who worked for them. Item #30124

The Best Edition and the First Edition to include all 64 of the colourplates, the issue of 1913 had only 32 plates. With 64 beautiful and finely produced colourplates by various artist with captioned tissue-guards, and with a map of Italy. Large 8vo, original blue cloth with decoration all over the upper cover and spine featuring a vineyard motif green, black, yellow and purple, the upper cover lettered in black, the spine lettered in gilt. xi, 206pp. A very beautiful copy, the text especially clean and fresh, the lovely decorated binding very bright with no fading, the plates are all pristine.