I have here for sale a book entitled THE MAKERS OF FLORENCE DANTE GIOTTO SAVONAROLA AND THEIR CITY by MRS OLIPHANT With Portrait of Savonarola Engraved by C H Jeens and Illustrations from Drawings by Professor Delamotte published by Macmillan and Co., London and New York, in 1889.  Fifth reprint of New Edition.  First printed in 1876, New Edition first printed in 1881.  This book about the beautiful city of Florence is in three sections: The Poet-Dante; The Cathedral Builders; and The Monks of San Marco.  The book includes 54 b/w illustrations, 10 of which are full-page plates.

Black calf leather boards with a gilt border.  Minor marks on the boards with a little wear along the edges.  Five raised bands with a burgundy title block, gilt lettering and gilt decoration on the spine.  Marbled endpaper and marbled page edges.  Name of previous owner on the half title page.  Light foxing to a few pages.  All pages are tight and the book is in very good condition.  xx, 422 pages.  19 x 12.5 cm.

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