The Companion Guide to Florence

New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1966. 8vo.  210 x 135 mm., [8 x 5 1/4 inches].  416 pp.  Illustrated with 24 half-tone plates.  Original green cloth, dust jacket; some minor wear to the corners and edges of the dust jacket, cloth binding in very good condition. 

First edition of Borsook's guide to Florence, written for the traveler as an introduction to all aspects of this Renaissance city.  Mixing history with a contemporary account of Florence, Borsook includes information on the the major monuments and collections of the city and the everyday life of Florentines as they go about their lives in the city on the Arno.