Sale: 348 / Rare Books, Nov. 17./18. 2008 in Hamburg Lot 1419

 
Calcografia di belle statue antiche - Calcografia di belle Statue Antiche, 1779.


1419
Calcografia di belle statue antiche
Calcografia di belle Statue Antiche, 1779.
Estimate:
€ 400 / $ 428
Sold:
€ 300 / $ 321

(incl. surcharge)
Calcografia di belle statue antiche, che veggonsi ancora a Roma nei palazzi, nelle ville e ne' musei di questa superba citta. [Vol. I (of 2)]. Engr. title and 48 copper plates. Rome, G. B. Cannetti for G. Quojani 1779. Contemp. half calf. Oblong small 4to. 1 l. plate index.
Not in Ornamentstich-Slg. Berlin and the UCBA. - Rare first edition with engravings after ancient sculptures from various Roman museums and villas, among them Apoll and Pan from the Villa Medici, Apoll from the Villa Borghese, various Diana sculptures from the Capitol and the Villa Albani, flora and fauna statues from the Pallazzo Farnese, the Capitol, the villas Medici and Borghese and others. - Minimally stained, only in the white margins (index l. somewhat stronger), the plates mostly with numbering corrected by an early hand. Binding rubbed.




1419
Calcografia di belle statue antiche
Calcografia di belle Statue Antiche, 1779.
Estimate:
€ 400 / $ 428
Sold:
€ 300 / $ 321

(incl. surcharge)