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Accurata e succinta descrizione topografica delle antichità di Roma.
by Ridolfino Venuti, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Jean Barbault, Jerome Charles Bellicard, Giovanni Battista Bernabo et al
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Full gilt ruled/Greek-keyed mottled calf surrounding Haystoune coat-of-arms; five raised bands with ruled & floriated compartments; red morocco label to spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. Ninety-six full copper-engraved plates including many by Piranesi. Part 1: xxxvi,143, with 59 interleaved plates (the first of which is a large folding map); Part 2: viii, 143, [1], with interleaved plates 60-96. Wear to hinges, otherwise a nice clean copy.
8.5 x 11.5 in
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8060
- Title
- Accurata e succinta descrizione topografica delle antichità di Roma.
- Author
- Ridolfino Venuti, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Jean Barbault, Jerome Charles Bellicard, Giovanni Battista Bernabo et al
- Illustrator
- G B Piranesi, N. Mogalli, FP Duflos, Bellicard, Barbaul
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Battista Bernabo & Giuseppe Lazzarini
- Place of Publication
- Rome
- Date Published
- 1763
- Size
- Quarto
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rome;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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