Great Houses of Italy, The Tuscan Villas, Harold Acton Letter
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[Signed Letter by Harold Acton Laid In] Acton, Harold. Great Houses of Italy, The Tuscan Villas. First American Edition. 1973. Book and dust jacket are both in very good condition. Photographs by Alexander Zielcke. Laid in is a handwritten letter by Acton that was written from his own Tuscan home, Villa de la Pietra. Letter includes behind-the-scenes info on the writing of the book. It is enclosed in the original airmail envelope in which it was sent. Recipient was Sturgis Riddle, the Dean Emeritus at the Episcopal Cathedral in Paris.
This coffee table book profiles the great estates of Florence and its environs, many constructed during the age of the Medicis. Zielcke’s photographs are primarily of the exteriors, but Acton’s commentary delves into the personalities and histories of the houses and those who lived there.
This coffee table book profiles the great estates of Florence and its environs, many constructed during the age of the Medicis. Zielcke’s photographs are primarily of the exteriors, but Acton’s commentary delves into the personalities and histories of the houses and those who lived there.
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