Bavastro, Romano, Rosaria Bertolucci, Vittorio Prayer — Luci Di Marmo

Pisa, Italy, Pacini Editore, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in black cloth over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Just a touch of smudging to bottom fore-tip, else gift-quality condition inside and out. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. [6], 7-198 pp. and then a long range of plates in a gorgeous black-and-white depicting the social history and logistics of extracting marble from mountain quarries. A magnificent book about the marble industry in Carrara, Italy mostly in the 19th century and as photographed by the master photographer, Ilario Bessi.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,