Naples Declared: A Walk Around the Bay. [1st hardcover].
by Taylor, Benjamin
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine dj. (Not a remainder. Book & jacket like new, appears unread: no writings, no creases or tears).
- ISBN 10
- 0399159177
- ISBN 13
- 9780399159176
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A lively, elegantly concise historic tour of Italy’s city by the bay An invaluable addition to the art of literary travel writing, Naples Declared presents an informative and compulsively readable account of three thousand years of Naples history. From the catacombs of San Gennaro to the luminous paintings of Caravaggio to the ruins of Pompeii in nearby Campania, renowned author Benjamin Taylor takes readers on a stroll around the city Italians lovingly call Il Cratere. Gracefully written and full of good humor, wisdom, and amusing anecdotes, Naples Declared is a wholly original work that will be welcomed by anyone seeking to know more about the art, culture, and history of this fabled place.
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- Booktopia (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3111415
- Title
- Naples Declared: A Walk Around the Bay. [1st hardcover].
- Author
- Taylor, Benjamin
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- New Fine/Fine dj. (Not a remainder. Book & jacket like new, appears unread: no writings, no creases or tears).
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399159177
- ISBN 13
- 9780399159176
- Publisher
- Marian Wood/G.P. Putnam's Sons.
- Place of Publication
- NY.
- Date Published
- (c2012).
- Pages
- xxviii. + 212pp.
- Keywords
- Travel Naples Italy Social Life Description History
- Size
- Octavo (8vo.)
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