Naples

pp. ix, 320. XLib bookplate. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Gilt lettered spine slightly faded. Hardbound. This is the first book written by Charles Eliot Norton (1827-1908), the famed American scholar and educator. As professor of the history of art at Harvard (1875-98) and as a man of letters he had a stimulating influence on his time. This account of his Italian travels (1855-1857) in journal form was first published in 1859. Concentrating on Italian history and art, it covers: the Italian Riviera; Genoa; Florence; Rome; Naples; Etc. Norton also has some unkind things to say about the Roman Church and Papal Government. Though XLib, this is still a nice copy. TRAVEL/2