1913 The Spell of the Italian Lakes by William D. McCrackan

A gorgeous cloth covered book with a series of 68 color plate illustrations. A unique gift for the lover of history, the traveler or bibliophile.
The title continues "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."
Cover: Green cloth cover with color pictorial and gilt detail ,has light wear but clean, bright, and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Complete with color frontispiece protected by tissue and 46 b&w photographic plates.
First Edition 1907, New Edition April 1913
Approximately 8” x 5.5” x 1.5”
Published by L. C. Page and Company, Boston Mass

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