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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $73, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXITL581)		  
Eyewitness Guide Naples & Amalfi Coast  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES
This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the region's attractions. Covering Naples, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the Amalfi coast, it focuses on culture, history and art. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (ITL107, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Naples & Amalfi Coast
The Ancient Shore  •  Shirley Hazzard
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES
Written over several decades, Hazzard's lovely, lyrical collection of essays captures the history, beauty, complexities and contradictions of Naples. The book includes a celebrated New Yorker essay by her late husband Francis Steegmuller. (ITL967, $13.00)		   The Ancient Shore
Italy, Monuments Past and Present  •  R.A. Staccioli
ARCHAEOLOGY •  2003 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 78 PAGES
Part of the popular Past and Presents series, this informative volume shows Italy's most important monuments as they look today and, via overlaid illustrations, as they were once upon a time. The book surveys the history and archeological highlights of Rome, Sicily and Pompeii. (ITL455, $25.00)		   Italy, Monuments Past and Present
Campania Basilicata Map  •  Touring Club Italiano
MAP
A colorful, durable map of Campania, including Naples and the Amalfi Coast at a scale of 1:200,000. Two Sides. 38x54 inches. (ITL116, $14.95)		   Campania Basilicata Map



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