Pasi, Mario (ed.) — La Scala: Milan's Opera House

Milan, Franco Maria Ricci SpA, 1999. Hardbound. Beautiful black cloth with color illustration tipped on and gilt lettering; black lidded box with black decorative motif matching book's end papers; 199 pp. with numerous color, bw and tipped-in illustrations. Number 98 of the first printing of 1,000; with four excellent essays about the history and structure of possibly the world's most famous opera house; includes a look behind the scenes, La Scala in paintings, pages from the archives, architectural renderings, and much more; this is the original La Scala, prior to its renovation, complete in 2004. NF/VG .