12mo, 20cm, 2nd edition, in 2 volumes, viii,343 & 326,(2)pp., with 7 rear plates (vol.2), footnotes, in the original blind decorated dark brown cloth, paper spine labels, many leaves uncut, a very good to fine sound set (tgc). - First published in 1821 after extensive travels in France and Italy where the author is reputed to have spent most of his time in the public libraries. The second edition is revised with additions and corrections. Edward Burton was a professor of divinity at Oxford.

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Title: A Description of the Antiquities and Other Curiosities of Rome: From Personal Observation during a Visit to Italy in the Years 1818-19. With Illustrations from Ancient and Modern Writers. In Two Volumes
Publisher: London. Printed for C. & J. Rivington. 1828
Publication Date: 1828
Binding: Hardcover

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