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Observations Upon the Antiquities of the Town of Herculaneum, Discovered at the Foot of Mt. Vesuvius
by Bellicard, Jerome Charles
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
D. Wilson and T. Durham, London, 1753. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition 1753. 8vo. Contemporary calf, red morocco lettering piece to the spine, covers lightly rubbed. Text with very light odd marking but generally very clean. Complete with all 42 plates also in excellent condition. Bound with no blanks front or rear. Upper hinge cracked and holding by the cords. This copy has the additional section from the second edition bound in at the end collates : vii [1] 236pp [3] 42 plates [4] (title & Dedication to "Observations" the additions made to the second edition) 41pp. More photos available on request Provenance: J. Watson ink name to title-page.
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- Title
- Observations Upon the Antiquities of the Town of Herculaneum, Discovered at the Foot of Mt. Vesuvius
- Author
- Bellicard, Jerome Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Wilson and T. Durham, London, 1753
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