Chapter 5

BILLING AND SONS, LTD., PRINTERS, GUILDFORD, ENGLAND.*      *      *      *      *      *      *      *OUR VILLA IN ITALYBY JOSEPH LUCASNew and Revised Edition. With 25 full-pageIllustrations. Cloth, 5s. net."Full of the lure of Florence and, indeed, of all Italy.... Mr. Lucas has written a book which will delight every English lover of that country."--The Guardian."Mr. Lucas has much to tell us of the Italian people, and the descriptions of his neighbours and servants bring them very vividly before us."--The Outlook."The author has a good knowledge of Italian furniture, which is rare even among Italians.... His account of his search for rare 'cassoni' and Tuscan sideboards, chests of drawers ('cassettoni') and chairs is delightful; and the photographs of his finds, which include a noble 'cassapanca' and two very fine tables, are among the most interesting features of his book."--The Athenæum.*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOKLURES OF LIFE***

BILLING AND SONS, LTD., PRINTERS, GUILDFORD, ENGLAND.

*      *      *      *      *      *      *      *

OUR VILLA IN ITALY

BY JOSEPH LUCAS

New and Revised Edition. With 25 full-pageIllustrations. Cloth, 5s. net.

"Full of the lure of Florence and, indeed, of all Italy.... Mr. Lucas has written a book which will delight every English lover of that country."--The Guardian.

"Mr. Lucas has much to tell us of the Italian people, and the descriptions of his neighbours and servants bring them very vividly before us."--The Outlook.

"The author has a good knowledge of Italian furniture, which is rare even among Italians.... His account of his search for rare 'cassoni' and Tuscan sideboards, chests of drawers ('cassettoni') and chairs is delightful; and the photographs of his finds, which include a noble 'cassapanca' and two very fine tables, are among the most interesting features of his book."--The Athenæum.

*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOKLURES OF LIFE***


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