Historical Notes on Villa d'Este, Cernobbio, Lake Como (Italy)

Cernobbio, Italy: Villa d'Este, 1938. Hardcover. [2], 63, [1] p., [4] p. of illustrations, 1 folded leaf of a map: black-and-white illustrations, 4 color plates tipped onto captioned pages; 19 cm. Plain tan card cover with attached off-white dust jacket; dark brown title and illustration on dust jacket. The Villa d'Este, originally Villa del Garovo, is a Renaissance patrician residence in Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy. Built in the 16th century as a summer home for the Cardinal of Como, since 1873 it has been a luxury hotel. Scarce. In Good+ Condition: loss along upper edge of front section of dust jacket, without loss of printing; sunning along spine and edges; slightly bowed; front board and jacket starting to separate from lower joint; pages have some sunning along edges but are otherwise clean and solid. Good +. Item #009028

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