Picchiotti - Colloquio con il mio tempo - 1978

A precious work dedicated to the history of Tuscan seafaring and the famous Italian shipbuilding tradition, written by Nicodemo Picchiotti and published in 1978 by Picchiotti S.p.A. Publishing Division, Viareggio.

The volume represents a valuable historical testimony on naval shipbuilding, boat construction, and the evolution of navigation, enriched by a significant iconographic apparatus with 351 black-and-white photographs, drawings and engravings and 42 color photographs.

Among the topics covered:

history of Tuscan seafaring;
aval construction and shipbuilding;
navigation and great sailing ships;
historical documents and ancient portolans;
rich photographic and illustrative apparatus.

Details

Author: Nicodemo Picchiotti
Title: Colloquio with My Time
Publisher: Picchiotti S.p.A. Publishing Division, Viareggio
Year: 1978
Language: Italian (with captions also in English)
Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket.
Illustrated volume of over 300 pages.

Conditions

Good overall condition. Dust jacket with normal signs of wear and slight edge wear, as visible in the photographs. Inner pages well preserved, clean pages, solid and complete binding.

A sought-after work for enthusiasts of naval history, Italian shipbuilding, seafaring, boating, and book collecting, ideal for enriching a specialized library.