1907 VENICE Illustrated Italy FINE HAND PAINTED VELLUM Gold Illuminated BINDING
Item History & Price
VENEZIA
Collezione di Monografie Illustrate Italia Artistica
( VENICE ILLUSTRATED )
1907
FINE HAND PAINTED BINDING ON VELLUM
Published in Italy in
1907
this is a well-illustrated book depicting the architecture, buildings and statues of Venice, Text in Italian with 139 illustrations
this example is beautifully bound in a colourful hand painted binding on vellum paper, with embossed ra...ised decoration highlighted in gold paint, with a vignette painting of the Church Santa Maria della Salute from the Grand Canal
with a simple scroll design on the rear cover, book measures 10.75 inches by 7.75 inches approx., 133 pages
CONDITION
the covers have generally darkened with some rubbing wear and marking, some wear to corner tips, more noticeable rubbing wear to decoration on rear cover, internally floral endpapers browned, blank endpapers foxed and browned with some nibbling to page edges of half title and front endpaper (pictured) there is some noticeable surface wear damage to inner edges of title page and opposing page (see pictures) this does not affect the printed area, some browning to title page with some edge wear, all text pages lightly browned at edges with some foxing marks and light creases
it looks like that originally the book might have had some silk closure ties, the fixing points are visible but the ties are no longer present
CONTENTS ARE SHOWING SOME NOTICEABLE SIGNS OF WEAR AND AGE BUT STILL IN GOOD ACCEPTABLE READING CONDITION
THE MAIN ATTRACTION OF THIS VOLUME BEING THE BEAUTIFUL HAND PAINTED COVERS
Member of the P.B.F.A. ALL BOOKS WILL BE WELL PACKED IN STURDY PURPOSE MADE BOOK BOXES FOR SAFE SHIPPING
Collezione di Monografie Illustrate Italia Artistica
( VENICE ILLUSTRATED )
1907
FINE HAND PAINTED BINDING ON VELLUM
Published in Italy in
1907
this is a well-illustrated book depicting the architecture, buildings and statues of Venice, Text in Italian with 139 illustrations
this example is beautifully bound in a colourful hand painted binding on vellum paper, with embossed ra...ised decoration highlighted in gold paint, with a vignette painting of the Church Santa Maria della Salute from the Grand Canal
with a simple scroll design on the rear cover, book measures 10.75 inches by 7.75 inches approx., 133 pages
CONDITION
the covers have generally darkened with some rubbing wear and marking, some wear to corner tips, more noticeable rubbing wear to decoration on rear cover, internally floral endpapers browned, blank endpapers foxed and browned with some nibbling to page edges of half title and front endpaper (pictured) there is some noticeable surface wear damage to inner edges of title page and opposing page (see pictures) this does not affect the printed area, some browning to title page with some edge wear, all text pages lightly browned at edges with some foxing marks and light creases
it looks like that originally the book might have had some silk closure ties, the fixing points are visible but the ties are no longer present
CONTENTS ARE SHOWING SOME NOTICEABLE SIGNS OF WEAR AND AGE BUT STILL IN GOOD ACCEPTABLE READING CONDITION
THE MAIN ATTRACTION OF THIS VOLUME BEING THE BEAUTIFUL HAND PAINTED COVERS
Member of the P.B.F.A. ALL BOOKS WILL BE WELL PACKED IN STURDY PURPOSE MADE BOOK BOXES FOR SAFE SHIPPING
