STREETS AND CANALS IN VENICE and in the Islands of the Lagoons. (CALLI E CANALI IN VENEZIA )

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2 volumes tall folio 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. Handsomely leather bound in period half brown morocco over boards, some minor wear. Both volumes with printed and lithograph titles, 10 and 4 pages of text in English including indexes and 200 HELIOGRAVURE PLATES- COMPLETE. Some overall, marginal, scattered spotting (as usual ). RARE TO FIND AN ENGLISH EDITION AND RARE WITH 200 PLATES (usually found with only 100 plates). A reasonable copy of this great Venetian photo engraved book. 185 of the images are heliogravures from original photographs- similar to photogravures and 15 are photogravures from engravings. An extraordinarily large empathetic visual compendium of late 19th century Venice - from the standard tourist views to back streets and merchants. Ongania was a renown printed, publisher and editor in Venice. N° de ref. del artículo 6575

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