[BINDINGS -- FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. MATHIAS, Thomas James. Aggiunta ai Componimenti Lirici de' piu illustri poeti d'Italia. L et al, 1808. FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS of St. Peters in Rome, San Pietro di Castello in Venice and Lake Como.
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[BINDINGS -- FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. MATHIAS, Thomas James (ca 1754-1835). Aggiunta ai Componimenti Lirici de' piu illustri poeti d'Italia. London et al: T. Becket et al, 1808. 3 volumes.
3 volumes, 8vo (161 x 906 mm). Engraved frontispieces. (Some minor offsetting.) Contemporary green straight-grain morocco gilt, edges marbled, concealing FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS of St. Peters in Rome, San Pietro di Castello in Venice and Lake Como (spines darkened, slight wear to extremities, corners bumped). Provenance: unidentified C.J. of Jersey (signatures).
Set of Mathias' accomplished work on the lyrical compositions of famous Italian poets with fore-edge paintings of Italian landmarks.
Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
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