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Pantianos Classics, 1764. Paperback. New. illustrated edition. 108 pages. 8.94x5.98x0.24 inches.

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Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Ruins of the Palace of Emperor Diocletian: The Ancient Roman Palace at Spalatro in Dalmatia - Modern-day Split, Croatia - Illustrated in the 1760s.

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Isha Books, 2013. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. hardback, quarto, a facsimile reprint of a work first published in 1764, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, illustrated..

Biblioteca del Cenide, 2001. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, rectangular format, measuring 9 1/2" x 11 4/5", English text with Italian translation, the upper hinge is just showing signs of cracking but the binding remains strong, the dust wrapper well preserved, the text is clean and unmarked, b&w illustrations, 264pp. A heavy volume which may, if ordered from certain locations outside the United Kingdom, attract a request for additional postage..

Biblioteca del Cenide, 2001. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, rectangular format, measuring 9 1/2" x 11 4/5", English text with Italian translation, a very good tightly bound copy, the dust wrapper well preserved but age-toned, the text is clean and unmarked, b&w illustrations, 264pp. A heavy volume which may, if ordered from certain locations outside the United Kingdom, attract a request for additional postage..

[London]: Printed for the Author, 1764 . Folio (536 x 365 mm. 20.75 x 14.5 inches). Later half morocco with 8 raised bands over decorative paper-covered boards; in fine condition. 23 leaves. [i-xii], [1]33 [34]p. I=LXI engraved plates incl. the frontispiece by Bartolozzi.Engraved frontispiece and 60 engraved plates on 54 sheets, some double-page and/or folding, printed list of subscribers; small area of dampstaining in the right margins of the text and less so in the plates; and light foxing throughout; a few plates cropped to the plate mark sometimes affecting captions or plate numbers, scattered marginal tears and repairs.First edition. An elaborate description of a rare private residence of the Imperial period, Diocletian, -- Emperor of Rome,-- 245-313...The Fowler Architectural Collectin, no. [2]:" The plates ...are of interest not only as fine examples of architectural engraving but as showing the source of some of the motives of the Adam style." OCLC Numbers 228757007; 456750309.

London: Printed for the Author, 1764. FIRST EDITION. 520 x 365 mm. (20 3/4 x 14 1/4"). iv, [8] (subscribers list), 33 pp. Attractive modern light green half morocco, gilt, by J. F. Newman of Dublin (his ticket on front pastedown), raised bands, spine panels with central patera ornament, two darker green morocco labels, reinforced hinges, edges untrimmed. WITH 61 SPLENDID ENGRAVINGS (14 plans and elevations, 47 views) ON 54 PLATES (eight double-page, six folding) by Bartolozzi and others. Front flyleaf with ink signature of Francis D. Bedford dated October 1886. Cicognara 3567; Fowler 2. ◆Spine sunned to a light olive shade, one corner bumped, one plate with a little browning along the fold, occasional mild marginal foxing or trivial smudges, but A FINE COPY--fresh, bright, and clean internally, with deep impressions of the type, rich impressions of the plates, and generous margins, in a binding with few signs of wear. This is an extremely appealing copy of one of the great architectural books of… Read More

London, For the Author, 1764. . First edition; folio (545 x 390 mm); 61 engraved plates on 54 sheets, many double-page or folding by Bartolozzi, Zucchi and others, subscription list, occasional light spotting; contemporary calf gilt, rebacked, corners repaired, boards rubbed, a very good example; iv, [viii], 33, [i] pp. travel2023 In July 1757, in company with the French architect C.L. Clerisseau and two other draughtsmen, Adam visited Spalatro (Split) in order to explore and measure the ruins of the great Palace of Diocletian. He seems to have been travelling with the intention of producing a book which would establish his reputation 'with a great puff' and apparently chose Spalatro because of its residential character, so different from the Greek and Roman architectural monuments being illustrated by his contemporaries such as Stuart and Revett, Wood, and Le Roy. Also, Adam had more natural artistic flair than his contemporaries, so that he included more views and flourishes than are to be found… Read More