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ITALIAN FRESCOES: THE EARLY RENAISSANCE 1400 - 1470
Written by Steffi Roettgen.
Stock no. 1827168
Published by Abbeville Press. Circa 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This volume opens with a concise introductory text discussing various aspects of fifteenth-century fresco painting; the central section of the book examines twenty-one fresco cycles, each representing a crowning achievement in this field. A descriptive and interpretive essay introduces each cycle and is followed by a series of full-page and double-pate colour plates covering the entire work. Large, heavy volume. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780789201393. Third printing. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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VENICE AND ITS LAGOON
Written by Giulio Lorenzetti.
Stock no. 1827118
Published by Edizioni Lint Trieste. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reprint from the 1961 edition. Small format. Cream cloth boards, blue titles and black illustration to front. B/w photos. Folding maps. Text block a little grubby. Tiny crease to tip of top corners, light diagonal crease to top corner of prelims. Else a clean copy. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a biro mark crossing out to rear panel (price?).

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ITALIAN FRESCOES: THE BAROQUE ERA 1600-1800
Written by Steffi Roettgen.
Stock no. 1827084
Published by Abbeville Press. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

During the Italian Baroque, some of history's most inspired and imaginative fresco cycles were created in palaces, villas, churches, chapels, monasteries and abbyes; on walls, ceilings, vaults, and domes. Here is the Italian Baroque period in its full grandeur, from the arrival in Rome of the style of Annibale Carracci and his pupils through the end of the eighteenth century. Very large, heavy format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780789209368. This copy would make a wonderful gift. Pictorial dustwrapper is lovely and bright, minor rubbing to one corner.

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FIAT
Written by Michael Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1826021
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1st 1974. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Fiat Story. The cars, the men and the background. Blue/grey mottled cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge pink. ISBN: 0713404736. Boards clean. Front and rear joint cracked but binding is otherwise tight. Minor foxing and a few grubby marks to endpapers. Text block browned and grubby. Contents themselves appear to be clean on a quick flick through. Black dustwrapper is scuffed and has dampstaining to verso along horizontal edges (not visible to front). Musty damp odour present.

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ITALIAN STATE RAILWAYS STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
Written by P.M. Kalla-Bishop.
Stock no. 1825332
Published by Tourrett Publishing. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Together with Low Voltage Direct Current and Three-Phase Motive Power. All the steam and early electric locomotives of a great railway system, in a volume that includes particulars of some 10,000 motive power units. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0905878035. Top & tail of psine and corners lightly rubbed. Bump to middle of front top board edge. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, edge-creased and has a large closed tear (no loss) to top of front panel at spine edge, rear panel is scuffed.

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ITALIAN STATE RAILWAYS STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
Written by P.M. Kalla-Bishop.
Stock no. 1825300
Published by Tourrett Publishing. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Together with Low Voltage Direct Current and Three-Phase Motive Power. All the steam and early electric locomotives of a great railway system, in a volume that includes particulars of some 10,000 motive power units. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0905878035. Spine & corners lightly bumped & rubbed. Minor browning to text block. Else contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper has previous seller's price label to front flap, title to spine lightly faded, scuffing present to front and back.

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THE LEGENDARY ITALIAN GRAND PRIX
Written by Paolo Montagna.
Stock no. 1825012
Published by A.C. Promotion. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fascinating story of 60 races in the years between 1921 and 1989. Large format. Gilt titles. Green boards. B/w and colour photos. Light mottling to boards (very minor). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA 1922-'90
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824833
Published by Autodromo Nazionale Di Monza. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Outline of Autodrome History, Activities and Installations. Dual language: Italian & English. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & a few colour photos. 77 pages. Covers lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine. Old price-label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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THE HISTORY OF VENICE IN PAINTING
Written by Georges Duby; Guy Lobrichon; et al.
Stock no. 1824370
Published by Abbeville Press. Circa 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Very large, heavy format. Red cloth gilt titles. Ribbon bookmark. Colour photos. ISBN: 978078929337. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded at the open edges.

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AERMACCHI - FROM NIEUPORTS TO AMX
Written by Giorgio Apostolo.
Stock no. 2139843
Published by Giorgio Apostolo Editore. Circa 1991. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. Some bumps/knocks along cover edges and to corners. A few indentation marks to covers and grubby marks.

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THE ITALIAN SOUTH ATLANTIC AIR MAIL SERVICE: 1939-1941
Written by Richard Beith; John C.W. Field.
Stock no. 2139828
Published by Richard Beith Associates. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. Limited edition of 500 copies. ISBN: 0952067501. SIGNED by author to title page. This is Copy No. 298. A little wear along cover edges.

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THE CONCISE GUIDE TO AXIS AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II
Written by David Mondey.
Stock no. 2139309
Published by Temple Press. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

An Illustrated Handbook To the Warplanes of Germany, Italy and Japan During World War II. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0600350274. Some light browning and grubby marks to covers.

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