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185047570No date ab. 1850. In a contemp. marbled boards with original printed title on frontwrapper. The lithographed map over the excavations measures 48x67 cm. Some tears to foldings without loss. hardcover
185847524Naples 1858. Small 8vo. Contemp. modest hcloth. Handwritten titlelabel on spine. LVI194 pp. 1 folded engraved plan Maison de Marcus Lucretius and 1 large folded lithographed plan of Pompei "Nouveau Plan de Pompéi". Internally clean and fine. Asmall stamp on titlepage. hardcover
1890104853London: David Stott 1890. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Complete in three volumes Fox's second novel was like his first originally published anonymously and is now exceptionally hard to find. This first edition set has had its bindings carefully repaired and re-sewn using the original boards and spine strips to present a very appealing used appearance with the strength of a fully rebound set. Internally there is some foxing early and late in each volume but otherwise only very occasionally with stock lightly toned and generally clean and bright. Half titles and titles present in each volume. No inscriptions. New endpapers. Original marbled paper-covered boards with half red leather all worn to edges but none the less attractive for that. 12mo. i.290pp; ii.234pp; iii.263pp <br/> <br/> David Stott hardcover
18549571Naples: Dallo Stabilimento Tipografico di Giuseppe Cataneo 1854. First edition. 28.5x22cm 196pp plus 15 plates several double-page bound at rear. In Italian text in 2 columns. Bound in ornately decorated crimson cloth stamped in gilt and black floral patterned endpapers gilt turn ins all edges gilt. Some rubbing to edges of boards staining to paste downs but clean and bright internally and very good or better. <br /> <br /> Bound volume of the second year of this uncommon Italian archeological periodical edited by Giulio Minervini of the Royal Museum at Naples and issued during the height of Bourbon-era excavations at Pompeii. The finely engraved plates depict Pompeian frescoes figural scenes inscriptions and archaeological objects including detailed renderings of wall paintings and classical motifs. According to OCLC this publication ran from 1842-1860 with the Nuova Serie beginning in 1852. As far as physical holdings OCLC cites perhaps 3 institutions all in Europe. Dallo Stabilimento Tipografico di Giuseppe Cataneo unknown
188247599Leipzig T.O. Weigel 1882. Small folio. In original full cloth portfolio richly gilt. Rebacked. Inner flaps defective. 840 pp. and 25 chromolithographed plates 1 general plan and 24 plates all with tissue guards. Plates and text inlaid as issued. Plates fine. hardcover
182158446London: Roswell and Martin 1821. Second edition. Profusely illustrated with engravings maps and two folding plans. xxxi 275 pp. 1 vols. Thick 4to 25 x 16 cm. Three-quarter red morocco marbled boards ornate gilt spine t.e.g. Extremities rubbed portion of spine label chipped off some very faint foxing. Plates clean. Very Good. Second edition. Profusely illustrated with engravings maps and two folding plans. xxxi 275 pp. 1 vols. Thick 4to 25 x 16 cm. Roswell and Martin unknown
1868FF2551London:: Bell and Daldy 1868. 1868. Thick 8vo. xvi 579 1 pp. 277 woodcuts 8 illus. including frontispiece reattached and large folding plate at rear showing excavations at Pompeii; lacks facing tissue to frontispiece; occasional light foxing. With a handsome full crushed crimson morocco gilt rules surround corner fillets raised bands all edges gilt. Armorial bookplate of Lank. Very good. With a fine fore-edge painting in watercolors found hidden under the gold showing Lake 'Massawhippy' sic The Lake Massawippi Eastern Townships Quebec Canada is painted after an engraving by S. Bradshaw and published by George Virtue 1841 after a drawing by William Henry Bartlett. The image appeared in Bartlett's Canadian Scenery 1842. / This fore-edge painting has been in a private collection for an unknown period of time; the date painted is unknown but likely in the range of the 1960s or 1970s. Thomas Henry Dyer 1804-1888 was an English historical and antiquarian writer. Bell and Daldy, 1868. hardcover
183534467London: Saunders and Otley 1835. 3 volumes. First Edition RARE in original printer's boards. With the half-titles present. 8vo original printer's gray pressed paper boards with original printed paper labels on the spines. xiii 302; 364; 356 4 ads pp. Rare in the publisher's original boards. The text very fresh through near to completely free of foxing and age one volume with a small amount of margin worming not effecting any text the bindings solid but with expected mellowing to the paper boards. RARE IN PRINTER'S BOARDS THIS SET IS IN FULL CONTEMPORARY STATE. Published only one year after what is largely considered the author's masterpiece THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII. RIENZI is an historical novel based on Nicholas Gabrini de Rienzi who from a low and despicable situation raised himself to sovereign authority in Rome in the fourteenth century; assuming the title of Tribune and proposing to restore the ancient free republic. It is considered one of the best researched of the popular historical novels which so captivited the public of that era. A spectacular story of one of the heroes of the Italian Renaissance Edward Bulwer-Lytton personally reworked it into the 1842 libretto for the opera by the same title in which he collaborated with Richard Wagner. Saunders and Otley hardcover
185056925Italian 1850. Each plate 8-1/2 x 10-1/2 in. and smaller is tipped to a larger sheet; two are entirely uncolored another only partially. 1 vols. Folio. Bound together in three quarter red morocco by Pawson & Nicholson Philadelphia with their ticket. Rebacked in goatskin original spine laid down inner hinges reinforced with period cloth. Each plate 8-1/2 x 10-1/2 in. and smaller is tipped to a larger sheet; two are entirely uncolored another only partially. 1 vols. Folio. A superb collection of lovely lithographed images which in many instances are so delicately and minutely colored as to be indistinguishable from watercolor drawings - and indeed several of them we believe to be entirely original drawings - each in the style of the ancient art of Pompeii in its frescoes geometric mosaics and ceramics. There are scenes of mythological figures e.g. a satyr cavorting with a goat; scenes of purely decorative nature suggestive of Pompeian vase art against a black gloss background; domestic scenes of husband wife and children; cupids; pastoral scenes; fish and game; and several images of an openly erotic nature suggestive of the relaxed style of Pompeiian attitudes toward nudity. unknown
1824ST17496-014Zurich: by the author and Henry Fuessli and Comp 1824-25. FIRST EDITION. 445 x 325 mm. 17 1/2 x 12 3/4". 26 leaves of descriptive text. Lacking title page and dedication.Commentary by art historian Johann Jacob Horner. <br/> Modern tan half morocco over olive green buckram raised bands spine panels with gilt ornament red morocco label. 24 FINE AQUATINT VIEWS COLORED BY A CONTEMPORARY HAND. Brunet III 357. Text pages variably foxed from a little to very but somehow THE LOVELY PLATES IN FINE CLEAN CONDITION--fresh and bright with pleasing coloring in an unworn sympathetic binding.<br/> <br/> This is a rare complete colored set of Hüber's famed views of Pompeii much sought-after by armchair travellers after excavations uncovered that urban time capsule in the late 18th century. The German-born Hüber 1787-1871 settled in Naples in his early 20s studying landscape painting with Dutch émigré painter Jacob Philipp Hackert 1737-1807 who was known for his lush scenes often featuring ruins. His arrival in the region coincided with the occupation of Naples by the French who accelerated the excavations underway at Pomepii which had been buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The rapid burial of the city in volcanic ash had captured a moment in time and the opportunity to see a well-preserved example of life in the ancient Roman Empire caught in medias res drew eager travellers on the Grand Tour of the Continent. Hüber's well-executed views often picture these tourists and their contemporary dress contrasts sharply with the classical ruins. Lord Napier in his "Notes on Modern Painting at Naples" 1855 credits Hüber for introducing the use of watercolors to the meticulously drawn landscapes then being produced. This innovation is displayed in the hand-colored plates here which were also issued in uncolored state. Napier was correct to appreciate the value of adding colors which increases both the drama of the views and the pleasure of the viewer. Because the attractive sets with color were often broken up complete volumes of the colored plates are rarely seen for sale: we could trace just three such copies sold at auction as listed in RBH and ABPC the two best ones were the Feltrinelli copy which sold for $14330 in 2001 and the Donaueschingen copy fetching $13750 in 2014. Ours does not have the distinguished provenance attached to those copies and it lacks two preliminary leaves but the text is present and most important the lovely colored plates are in fine condition. by the author and Henry Fuessli and Comp unknown