[Color-Plate Books] Dubourg, M(atthew). Views of the Remains of Ancient Buildings in Rome, and Its Vicinity... First Edition
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Sep 10, 2024
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[Color-Plate Books] Dubourg, M(atthew). Views of the Remains of Ancient Buildings in Rome, and Its Vicinity. With a Descriptive and Historical Account of Each Subject
London: Printed for J. Taylor, by J. Moyes, 1820. First edition. Folio. Illustrated with 26 hand-colored aquatint plates by Dubourg. Three-quarter modern brown levant over marbled paper-covered boards, stamped in gilt, very light rubbing to corners; all edges gilt; light soiling to title-page; light scattered soiling in gutter; dampstaining and wear in upper gutter, Plates XIV-XVI and accompanying text leaves; toning and wear along edges of Plate XI; small repair in lower fore-edge of text leaf accompanying Plate XIV, not affecting text. Abbey, Travel 180; Tooley 188
First edition of Englishman Matthew Dubourg's fine views of Rome.
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