Florentine Fine Binding by Giannini : Fore-edge Painting : Painted Vellum 1883

Florentine Fine Hand-Painted Vellum Binding by Giannini (1883) 

With Fore-edge Painting by Martin Frost

Venetian Life

By William D Howells

Leipzig; Published by Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1883. First Thus. 8vo, A wonderful example of a hand painted vellum binding by the Giannini family (Florence). Decorated with florals and raised gilt studs, gilt to all page edges, with later fore-edge hand-painting Venetian scene by Martin Frost (2018). 391 pages. 

CONDITION
A very good copy. The vellum binding is very good with no tears or staining (see images). Internally the book is in very good condition.

(GC2)