Milan Italy Tourist Souvenir Milano Italia c.1880 pictorial 18 photo views album

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Travel, Tourism, Europe, Italy, Milan, Architectural Views).

Souvenirs de L'Italie.
Published c. 1880, Florence, Italy by Giacomo Brogi.
Accordion style binding. 18 card stock leaves, each with an original mounted albumen photo. Text in Italian.

Publisher's cloth binding, gilt title lettering, embossed cover decorations.

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

Binding well age worn, front cover nearly detached from portion of spine cloth that remains (about 1/2), 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, some card page views detached and loose (easy to fix if desired), 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. 6 3/4" H x 4 3/4" W.

[B11685].