The book has been rebound beautifully with plain maroon boards, which act more as an overcoat, as the original volume and its decorative stiff wrappers have been retained and are in excellent contion. There are two small faults: on the title page it appears as though an ownership signature has been rubbed out and on the original fron end paper there is a small newspaper cutting about Colautti. The glue has bled leaving a small stain. No date, 1921. "Arturo Colautti (Zara, October 9, 1851 - Rome, November 9, 1914) was an Italian journalist, polemicist and librettist. He was a strong supporter of Italian irredentism for his native Dalmatia." (Wikipedia)