J. G. Links
Venice for Pleasure.
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1973. First US edition, revision of 1966 edition published by The Bodley Head. 0393086755 256 pages.
Oblong volume, measuring approximately 7.75" x 5.25", is bound in green cloth, with brown lettering to spine and pictorial design to front cover depicting navigating gondola. Book is in fine condition. Dust jacket, with price of $6.95 on front flap, displays moderate shelfwear, with very minor loss visible to rear cover. Jacket, offering a reproduction of James Holland's "The Basin of St. Mark's from the Campanile," is preserved in mylar cover. This work contains a number of area maps, both old and new, as well as b&w illustrations. Text is in double columns.
"As its title states, this book is for those who visit Venice for enjoyment. The unique attraction of Venice, the concomitant of being a city built on the water, is that the pedestrian can walk on its streets unmolested by motor traffic. It is a city fo rthe dawdler par excellence. And this is just what the author invites his readers to do. He takes the reader on four walking tours of the city proper and one water bus tour of the islands."