Villas of Florence and Tuscany; by Harold Donaldson Eberlein; with a frontispiece in colour and 299 illustrations mostly from photographs by the author

Philadelphia ; London; New York: J.B. Lippincott Co.; The Architectural Record Company, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Binding very tight, leaves clean (no foxing); minor wear to exterior and mild sunning to spine. Very small bookplate to front cover verso. Overall very good(+).. Large quarto in dark blue polished cloth with gilt ornament and titles to front and spine; 411 pages: heavily illustrated with b&w photos, color frontispiece, plans; 29 cm. Includes index. High quality coated stock paper. Quite a handsome, quality production. Most of plates printed on both sides of leaves. Contents: Foreword -- The Tuscan villa before the sixteenth century -- The Tuscan villa of the sixteenth century -- The Tuscan villa of the seventeenth century -- Decoration and furnishing -- Gardens early and late -- Villas. Cigliano, San Casciano, Val di Pesa; Il Giojello (Villa Galileo), Pian de'Giullari; L'Ombrellino, Pian de'Giullari; Villa Pazzi (La Vacchia), Pian de'Giullari; Il Frullino, San Gervasio, near Florence; Villa Capponi, Arcetri; The Villetta, Villa Palmieri, San Domenico, near Florence; Villa Celsa, near Siena; Il Trebino, in the Mugello; Cafaggiuolo, in the Mugello; Poggio a Cajano; Le Corti, San Casciano, Val di Pesa; Villa dei Collazzi, Tavarnuzze, near Florence; Belcaro, near Siena; Vicobello, near Siena; Villa dei Arcivescovo, near Lucca; Poggio Torselli, near San Casciano, Val di Pesa; La Pietra, Il Pellegrino, near Florence; Villa Palmieri, San Domenico, near Florence; Cetinale, near Siena; Le Maschere, in the Mugello; Villa Garzoni, at Collodi, near Pescia; Villa Corsi-Salviati (Guicciardini), at Sesto. Architecture, Domestic -- Italy -- Tuscany. Architecture, Domestic. Italy -- Tuscany. ** International orders at cost. Please inquire. Book weighs 4.6 lbs before packaging.**.