Italica: studies in Italian life and letters

Thayer (William Roscoe).    Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston and New York,  1908 First Edition    Specially bound in blue three-quarter morocco, sides ruled in gilt, marbled sides, spine in compartments with raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt, red silk bookmark Slight foxing to end-papers, otherwise a very nice copy. Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication to His Majesty Victor Emmanuel III “with the respectful homage and felicitation of an American lover of Italy...”, with the King of Italy’s book-label and library label on spine   

Price: £250