A selection of books on art, history, and literature, including works by Pavese and Lenci.

A collection of books and periodicals focusing on Italian decorative arts, regional history, and literature. The collection includes a wide range of formats, from quarto to octavo, with cloth-bound, paperback, and hardcover editions. Among the major works is *Tutto Pavese* in sixteen volumes, housed in an ochre-and-black cardboard slipcase bearing the printed inscription *Tutto Pavese In Sedici Volumi Lire Dodicimila*. Other identifiable volumes include Luciano Proverbio, *Lenci - Le ceramiche 1919-1937*; Graziella Butazzi, *Il Costume in Lombardia*, published by Electa Editrice; *La collezione d’arte moderna di Nelson A. Rockefeller*, published by Silvana Editoriale; Christopher Wray, *Art Nouveau Lamps & Fixtures of James Hinks & Son*, published by Bracken Books; *Storia del mobile*, published by the Istituto Geografico de Agostini Novara; Como and Its Surroundings, bound in blue cloth; Bossaglia and Fabiani, The Targa Florio and Luca: The Imagined Reality; Michael Ruetz, Arno Schmidt—Bargfeld; Elisabeth de Lestrieux and Kees Hageman, The Art of Garden Pottery. The top shelf features a collection of pamphlets, exhibition catalogs, and art magazines, with visible titles such as *Galleria Brera Milano*, *L’arte erotica femminista*, and catalogs related to Picasso and Bonito Oliva. A small metal key with a visible keyway is included on the shelf in the foreground.