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Pardo, Vittorio Franchetti . BOLOGNA NEI SECOLI XVI E XVII
Firenze 1975 Universita' Degli Studi di Firenze Facolta' di Architettura. In Italian. Octavo, photo illustrations, maps, wraps. Fine in VG DJ. (a23356)
$34.00 (theology) . SPIEGAZIONE TEOLOGICA LITURGICA E MORALE SOPRA LA CELEBRAZIONE DELLE FESTE DIRETTA A CHERICI DELLA CITTA E DIOGESI FIORENTINA
Firenze 1762 Francesco Moucke. In Italian. Sm.4to., 352pp., nice copperplate engraving on titlepage, full vellum. Some writing inside rear cover, one ink line on front free blank. Good, a few spots in text, spine ends a bit worn. (a3932x)
$195.00 Berner, Samuel . FLORENTINE SOCIETY IN THE LATE SIXTEENTH AND EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES
NY 1971. In Studies in the Renaissance, Volume XVIII at pp. 203-246. Whole issue has several articles. 8vo., 246pp., wraps. VG, lower corner bumped. (a39689f)
$35.00Detti, Emma. VILLA SCHIFANOIA FROM THE TIME OF DECAMERON TO INSTITUTE PIUS XII
Firenze 1953 Sansoni. Hardcover. In Italian. Sm.4to., 56pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Full-page owner inscription (about the book) on end paper o/w VG, light wear on cover, no DJ. (a45956)
$29.00 Kirshner, Julius . 'UVE EST ILLE?' FRANCO SACCHETTI ON THE MONTE COMUNE OF FLORENCE
Cambridge 1984. Article in Speculum, A Journal of Mediaeval Studies. 8vo., 29pp., wraps. Complete issue with several articles. VG, large portion of top corner of rear wrap chipped off. (a48133)
$33.00 van Veen, Henk Th. and Andrew P. McCormick . TUSCANY AND THE LOW COUNTRIES AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SOURCES AND AN INVENTORY OF FOUR FLORENTINE LIBRARIES
Florence 1984 Centro Di. In English. Sm.4to., 182pp., wraps. VG. slight cover wear. (a51182)
$50.00 Hutton, Edward . FLORENCE AND THE CITIES OF NOTHERN TUSCANY, WITH GENOA
NY 1907 1st Macmillan. 8vo., 436pp., 32 illustrations (16 in color by William Parkinson), index. Finely bound in 3/4 vellum with very pretty blue and white patterned paper on the boards. Mounted blue leather spine label. VG plus, occasional light spotting on some text pages. (a51650)
$49.00Berner, Andrew. THE RISES AND FALLS OF THE MEDICIS OF FLORENCE
New York 1993. first edition. University Club. Article (75pp.) in one complete issue of The Illuminator. Two other articles in same issue including "At The Timeof the Medici - a Chronology'" . octavo., wraps. VG+. (a58070)
$37.00 Guicciardini, Francesco . THE HISTORY OF ITALY WRITTEN IN ITALIAN BY A NOBLEMAN OF FLORENCE IN TWENTY BOOKS - VOLUME IX (OF 20)
London 1756 John Towers. Translated into English by Chevalier Austin Parke Goddard. 8vo., 434pp., index, full leather with raised bands and mounted red leather spine label with gilt decoration. Academy library stamp on titlepage. Good, cracking on outer hinges. Internally Near Fine, clean and tight. Volume 9 only. Rare. (a59927)
$75.00 Rodolico, Francesco . THE FLORENTINE LANDSCAPE WITH 52 PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY THE AUTHOR
Firenze 1959 1st edition. Le Monnier. English translation by Licia Barocas. Copy 121 of 500. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 23pp. of text in English, mounted color frontis, photo illustrations, cloth. Signed by Rodolico. VG plus, very slight warping outward of boards, in Good DJ, lightly worn and soiled. (a63517)
$110.00 Yriarte, Charles . FLORENCE ITS HISTORY, THE MEDICI, THE HUMANISTS, LETTERS, ARTS
Philadelphia 1897 Coates. New edition, revised and compared with the latest authorities by Maria Hornor Lansdale. Hardcover. Octavo, 476pp., photo illustrations, folding map in rear, gilt printed bright red cloth. Top edge gilt. VG spine gilt a bit faded. (a70283)
$38.00 Goldwaithe, R. A. . FOUR FLORENTINE FAMILIES IN THE RENAISSANCE
UMI facsimile reprint of Ph. D. Dissertation written in 1965. Square octavo, 303 leaves (rectos only), wraps. Near Fine, light crease on front and first few leaves. (a72024)
$65.00 Guicciardini, Francesco . THE HISTORY OF ITALY WRITTEN IN ITALIAN BY A NOBLEMAN OF FLORENCE IN TWENTY BOOKS VOLUME VOLUME II CONTAINING THE THIRD AND FOURTH BOOKS OF THE HISTORY
London 1753 John Towers. Translated into English by Chevalier Austin Parke Goddard. 8vo., 380pp., index, full leather with raised bands and mounted red leather spine label with gilt decoration. Light nunnery stamp on title page. Good, small chip at head of spine, beginning to crack along outer hinges. Binding secure. Volume 2 only. Rare. (a74626)
$75.00 Green, Louis . HISTORICAL INTERPETATION IN FOURTEENTH CENTURY FLORENTINE CHRONICLES
1967. Article at pp.161-178 in one issue of Journal of History of Ideas. Several other articles in issue as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. VG, lower corner gently bumped, light discoloring on front. (a76888b)
$35.00Poggio Bracciolini. ISTORIA DI M. POGGIO FIORENTINO TRADOTTA DI LATINO IN VOLGARE DA JACOPO SUO FIGLIUOLO
Fiorenza 1598 Filippo Giunti. In Italian. Hardcover. Octavo, (4), 258pp., vignette on title page, tailpieces, fancy capitals, professionally rebound around 50 years ago in grey paper covered boards with printed mounted white paper spine label. Two small old museum stamps and red ink number in bottom margin of final page. Good plus, some light old staining on many pages in lower inner margin area, a few pages have tiny puncture in outer margin with no loss of text, occasional slight foxing. (a78935)
$480.00 British Museum . CATALOGUE OF BOOKS PRINTED IN THE XVth CENTURY NOW IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM - PART VI : ITALY- FOLIGNO FERRARA FLORENCE MILAN BOLOGNA NAPLES PERUGIA AND TREVISO
1963 lithographic reprint of London 1930 Order of Trustees British Museum. Folio, xix, pp.599-899, cardboard with cloth spine. Ex-university reference library. Good, boards a bit worn. Text clean and binding secure. (a87003)
$125.00 Kristeller, Paul . EARLY FLORENTINE WOODCUTS WITH AN ANNOTATED LIST OF FLORENTINE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
London 1968 first edition Holland Press. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 123p., illustrations, red cloth. Ex-university reference library. VG. (a87035)
$63.00