The House of Life by Mario Praz
1964. English language edition. 360 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs and fold-out colour photographic plates. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.