Monaco

1867 — 659 p. One old page repair. Some light foxing. Attractive later half leather binding. Original wraps bound in. Interesting early book plate of Leolyn Louise Everett (Spelman) [1888-1971]. Leolyn was the daughter of railroad magnet Henry A. Everett (1856-1917). At school she began her long career of writing poetry and miscellaneous pieces. She traveled to Italy in 1914, and as if predestined, she felt she had "come home" but this sojourn ended with the start of World War One. In 1917 she married a musician from a prestigious New England family - Timothy Mather Spelman (1891-1970). In 1919, the Spelmans leased the Villa Razzolini in Florence, Italy which was to become the favorite of many residences during their lifetime. The Spelmans lived mostly in Europe during the period between the world wars. In the region covered by this book (Menton, Alpes Maritimes, France), they maintained the Villa Pamela. They were great benefactors to the overseas Italian studies programs of Johns Hopkins University. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FR5