Sale: 391 / Rare Books, May 21. 2012 in Hamburg Lot 73

Philipp Houben - Denkmaeler. 1839.


73
Philipp Houben
Denkmaeler. 1839.
Estimate:
€ 800 / $ 856
Sold:
€ 720 / $ 770

(incl. surcharge)
Houben, P. (Hrsg.), Denkmaeler von Castra Vetera und Colonia Trajana in Ph. Houben's Antiquarium zu Xanten abgebildet. With folding partly colored lithogr. map and 48 colored lithogr. plates . Xanten 1839. Contemp. half cloth with gilt lettering. Folio. VIII, 70 pp.

UCBA I, 874. - First edition. - Rare publication on excavations in the Xanten region, explanations by Fr. Fiedler. Plates show objects, e.g. urns, coins, glass figures, vessels, tools, lamps, jewelry and many more. - Slightly discolored, slightly foxed in places. Binding rubbed and scuffed, spine emd with blemishes.




73
Philipp Houben
Denkmaeler. 1839.
Estimate:
€ 800 / $ 856
Sold:
€ 720 / $ 770

(incl. surcharge)