'Venetian Life' Volume 2. by William Dean Howells With illustrations from original water colours. Published in 1891 by Longmans, Green and Co., London. *Volume 2 of 2 Only. Octavo (13 x 19cm) 287pp. White cloth boards with gold gilt borders and details to the front board and spine. 17 colour plates, each with a tissue guard. Gold gilt top edges. Beautiful floral endpapers. Red ribbon place keeper. Many attractive design flourishes in the text (Red ink illustrated capitals, Chapter header flourishes etc.). Very Good condition copy within and out. No dust jacket. Boards remain in good clean condition with the gilt remaining bright. All colour plates present and in good condition. All tissue guards also present. Very small areas of discolouration on the front board (see photos). Ink inscription on the title page. Please see photos for detail.