Florence

London: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, 1876. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid Victorian full grain calf with gilt raised bands, contrasting twin red labels and highly ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt and single fillet frame the straight grain on the boards. A classic history of the extraordinary Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici, the future Pope Leo X in a striking binding.

London: T. Cadell, 1825. 2 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A splendid Georgian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels including finely tooled volume labels and highly ornate extra gilt panels. Portrait. A celebrated biography of the great 15th century Italian statesman, ruler of the Republic of Florence, Politician, banker and the most important patron of the Italian Renaissance sponsoring Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo amongst many others. A very good looking set.