By Beryl de Sélincourt; May Sturge Henderson
London   Chatto & Windus
9.5" by 7" viii, 185pp.
A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated travel guide to Venice from Chatto & Windus.
By Beryl de Sélincourt; May Sturge Henderson

1907 Venice

London   Chatto & Windus
9.5" by 7" viii, 185pp.
A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated travel guide to Venice from Chatto & Windus.
£58.00
: 1kgs / : 971T7

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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and twenty-nine colour plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive travel guide to Venice, Italy. Exploring key historical features of the city from the lagoons and waterways to the art and architecture of the Venetian Renaissance, with additional chapters on the festival of Venice and the history of the area. Written by Beryl Drusilla de Zoete, also known as Beryl de Sélincourt, an English ballet dancer, orientalist, dance critic and dance researcher, and May Gertrude Henderson, a British historian and magistrate. Illustrated by Reginald Barratt, an English artist and illustrator.

Condition

In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with scattered spotting.

Very Good

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