Hardcover
1969 · Bergamo
by Ruggeri, Ugo
Bergamo: Edizioni "Monumenta Bergomensia, 1969. Hardcover. Clean, tight text blocks, but Vol. I hinge has split between half title and title pages (mesh still intact), and page edges are lightly tanned. Page edges a bit more tanned on Vol. II. Some fading to both dj spines. Both vols. art school ex-lib. copies with usual marks, including stamps to all 3 page edgings.. Both volumes, pale grey cloth with gilt lettering; green jacket with illustrations and black lettering. Vol. I: 45 pp. with 695 plates (24 in color or duotone) + [2]; Vol. II: 36 pp. with 713 plates (18 in color) + [2]. Heavy at 11 pounds for the set and will require extra postage. Text in Italian. Unpublished drawings from collections in Bergamo, including private collections and the collections of the Accademia Tadini di Lovere. Each volume includes brief prefatory remarks, followed by the catalogue of works, followed by the actual plates.
(Inventory #: 156947)