THE SPELL OF THE ITALIAN LAKES Being the Record of Pilgrimages to Familiar and Unfamiliar Places of the "Lakes of Azure, Lakes of Leisure," Together with a Description of Their Quaint Towns and Villa Gardens, and the Treasures of Their Art and History

New and best edition of McCrackan's THE ITALIAN LAKES, and the first edition to be enlarged and with illustrations in colour added, and first edition with "The Spell of" added to the title, second impression. With 46 illustrations on plates, mostly being black and white photographs, also with three colour-tinted photographs and with three colour plates from paintings by B. McManus. 8vo, publisher's original dark green cloth, the upper cover with colour inlay design of a villa by a mountain lake in green, blue, gray, white, and red and with bold gilt lettering within a gilt ruled frame, the spine gilt lettered and architecturally decorated in gilt, green, and blue, map endpapers, t.e.g. viii, 362pp. A fine and handsome copy, beautifully preserved with only the most trivial of mellowing.

Edizione: the best edition of this fine work, with both historical and geographical information. the whole of the region is discussed, from lago maggiore, lago di orta, lake lugano, the varese, como, the bay of bellagio, from chiavenna to lecco, bergamo, lago d'iseo, brescia, lake garda and more. interspersed are chapters also on the history of the various places and persons of import throughout the ages.