[Bindings] Renaissance in Italy & Venetian Life, John Addington Symonds. Renaissance in Italy. Smith, Elder, 1886-7, (7) vols., bookplates on front pastedown and free endpaper, leather spines and corners, marbled cloth sides and endpapers, 8.75"h x 6"w; with, William Dean Howells. Venetian Life. Cambridge/Riverside Press, (2) vols., 1907, no. 400 of 550 signed by the publisher and author, full leather binding by Scholl(?) Club, NY, color plates, 9.75"h x 6.75"w

Provenance: A Private Collection: 888 Park Avenue, NYC; "Renaissance" with bookplates of Katherine Mackay (possibly the NY socialite, writer and suffragist) and Henry W. Taft (brother of President William Taft)

Good/Fair, "Venetian" with slight wear at edges and corners, bindings sound, pages clean, not signed by the artist though so stated on the limitation page (none of the copies seem to have been); "Renaissance" worn at edges, corners and hinges (one vol. with front hinge starting to split), two vols. with faint owner's name and bleach stain surrounding, some pencil marks in margins **Note: Condition reports are based on visual inspection under typical office lighting. Unless otherwise noted, items are not examined under UV light in advance of sale. If you are interested in bidding, please contact us to request a more thorough examination, or make an appointment for in-person inspection. Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. Remember, all sales are final. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.