Genoa Italia Italy Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini c. 1880 nice photo souvenir album

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Ricordo della Ville Pallavincini Durazzo.
Published c. 1870-90's, Genoa, Italy by C. Degoix.
12 original photographic views of this beautiful Italian Ligurian coast residence and garden villa, once voted the most beautiful in Italy. 

Illustrated throughout with tipped-on original albumen photographs.

Uncommon and unusual location for a photo souvenir book like this, a premium type of souvenir in it's time.

Publisher's decoratively embossed oblong cloth binding, gilt title lettering, thick card stock pages attached accordion style, all original photographs set within plain red ruled boxes.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding gently age worn, some slight edge separations to a couple fold lines, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 4" H x 5 1/4" W.

[B11781].