Milan, IGIS Edizioni, 1981. Hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. Second Edition (stated). 311 pages with 1,143 b&w illustrations offering a fantastic sourcebook on the golden age of modern Italian design (furniture, interiors, architecture, mosaics, textiles, ceramics, lighting, tableware, graphic design, machines, cars, and the iconic vespa - the Castiglioni brothers, Gio Ponti, Carlo Mollino, Bruno Munari, Tecno, Cassina, Kartell, Olivetti and Piaggio are all referenced). Text in Italian & English. BOOK CONDITION: Very Good Plus (VG+); a solid, tight, clean copy showing light wear and abrasions from tape removal to paste downs, fep missing (perhaps due to a previous gift inscription?) with hints of bumping to edges/corners; in a Very Good dust jacket showing moderate and uneven toning to margins and spine (the blue vespa and pink color around it are still visible), 1 inch closed tear along front fold over with associated creasing along top margin of front panel, small 1/2" closed tear to upper rear joint and another 1/2" closeed tear to upper margin of rear panel. Overall a solid, complete copy of this kaleidescopic and highly informative monograph on Italian design.

Very good +