Pictures from Italy

Dickens, Charles; Introduction and Notes by David Paroissien; Illustrations by Samuel Palmer, James Holland, Wililam Callow, David Roberts, J.D. Harding

ISBN 10: 0698105680 / ISBN 13: 9780698105683

Published by Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1974

About this Item

Hardcover with dustjacket : fine / very good minus. Book: slight fading along top edge of binding, otherwise excellent. Jacket in new mylar protector; spine very slightly faded; two closed tears on back : 1-1/2" and 1-/4". 270 pages; 6 color foldouts; 2 color plates; 2 b&w plates. First American edition of this publication. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 132085

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pictures from Italy
• Publisher: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
• Publication Date: 1974
• ISBN 10: 0698105680
• ISBN 13: 9780698105683
• Binding: Hard Cover with Dustjacket
• Edition: First American Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography / Autobiography / Memoir
  • Travel / Adventure / Places

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Synopsis

In 1844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing to travel through Italy for almost a year, and Pictures from Italy is an illuminating account of his experiences there. He presents the country like a magic-lantern show, as vivid images ceaselessly appear before his - and his readers' - eyes. Italy's most famous sights are all to be found here - St Peter's in Rome, Naples with Vesuvius smouldering in the background, the fairytale buildings and canals of Venice - but Dickens's chronicle is not simply that of a tourist. Combining compelling travelogue with piercing social commentary, he portrays a nation of great contrasts: between grandiose buildings and squalid poverty, ancient monuments and everyday life, past and present.

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