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London Glasgow: Blackie & Son, 1927 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. Original vintage travel guide to Rome c.1920. "This book is partly based upon Roba di Roma, a work written by William Wetmore Story (1819-1895), the American sculptor and poet, and originally published in the year 1863. Roba di Roma has for long been out of print and unprocurable, although it was an admirable book, written by a man of rare culture and charm, who spent forty-six years of his life at Rome. More than a quarter of Story's book has been utilized, but its information has been carefully revised 291p.plates index. appendix. Maps on end papers. Crisp tight unmarked copy..
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Alma Roma : a travellers' companion to Rome
by MacKinnon, Albert Glenthorn
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Jews and synagogues: Venice, Florence, Rome, Leghorn
by Fortis, Umberto
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Venice: Edizione Storti, 1973 Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. A nice illustrated guidebook to historic Synagogues in Italy. The communities that built them, the architecture, the Rites of different communities the Ghettos and "their vicissitudes" an including th archaeological remains of the Roman one in Ostia Antica. 140p. illus [col.]glossary..
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Looking at Ancient History
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London: A & C Black, 1961 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint.. Vintaga copy. This book tells in words and pictures the story of the ancient world : Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome. It tells how the people of those countries lived and worked - how they dressed, built their homes, travelled, played and fought. Since it is mainly a social history it deals only briefly with political events, but great rulers and men outstanding in their time are introduced and a special chapter is devoted to Alexander the Great and his conquests. There are over 200 illustrations, photographs ,imaginative reconstructions and scenes from ancient history drawn by J. G. B. Knight. The cover design is by Alan Sorrell.112p. index, DJ spine sun faded, else fine..
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Mirabilia urbis Romae. Five centuries of Guidebooks and Views
by Marshall, Amy
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Toronto: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 2002 Book. New Book from Publisher. Soft cover. 1st Canadian Edition.. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 28 January - 26 April 2002. This exhibition highlighted the Eternal City as a prime destination for travellers. For centuries, Rome has attracted visitors from all walks of life ranging from religious pilgrims and young men taking the Grand Tour to architects, exiles and poets. The city's richness and continual self-renewal have ensured that Rome takes on new features for each generation of visitors. This is evident in the varied selection of material on display which included early pilgrimage guides from the sixteenth century, travel accounts and phrase-books published in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and view books and publishers' guides from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue were prepared by guest…
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The Roman Remains : John Izard Middleton's Visual Souvenirs of 1820 1823 with Additional Views in Italy France and Switzerland
by Middleton, John Izard [Charles R Mack; Lynn Robertson; Charles Eliot Norton Eds}
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University of South Carolina Press, 1997 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st US Edition.. Edited with essays and catalog commentary by Charles R. Mack and Lynn Robertson, and including an appreciation of the artist first published in 1885 by Charles Eliot Norton.This volume presents 49 19th-century drawings by John Izard Middleton - an American expatriate and South Carolina native who dedicated his life to the study of antiquity and classical ruins. Primarily known for his drawings of Grecian architectural remains, this text focuses on his views of Rome. It is enhanced by contemporary descriptions by other visitors and in some case by recent photographs of the same locations. 203p. illus. bibliography. index. Small remainder mark, else as new. NOTE: Heavy [1.2kg] large format [31x 23x25cm] .
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And So To Rome
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New York: Macmillan & Co., 1950 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First US Edition.. 284p. plates index. illus. on endpapers (dj price clipped, repaired with sticky tape by a previous owner. Now in plastic sleeve.).
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A short guide to St. Clement's, Rome
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Rome: Collegio San Clemente, 1989 Book. Fine. Soft cover. Reprint.. Pocket sized illustrated guide to the church of San Clemente It features the Roman Mithraic and early Christian structures underneath the present Basilica with transparent diagrams to illustrate the layers below ground. 80p. + plans illus. Label of previous owner on title page, else fine.
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