logologo-optometry

Eyewear - Gli Occhiali

Catalogue Number: 515
Eyewear - Gli Occhiali
Category: Book
Sub-Category: Book of historical note
Author: Franca ACERENZA
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1997
Time Period: 1940 to 1999
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: San Francisco
Publisher/Manufacturer: Chronical Books
Description Of Item: Printed cord covers, 141 pages, profusely illustrated in colour
Historical Significance: This is a small but beautifully illustrated history of spectacles from the earliest times. Originally published 1988 in Italian as Gli occiali = spectacles (Milano: BE-MA Editrice). Gli Occhiali translates as 'It glances at them'
Condition: Fine condition
Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note

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