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GRUNER, Lewis (editor). THE TERRA-COTTA ARCHITECTURE OF NORTH ITALY. London: John Murray, 1867. Folio. Publisher's quarter-leather. Top edge gilt. viii, 48 plates with accompanying text. First edition. Featuring thirty-seven color and eleven monochromatic plates, all from careful drawings by Federigo Lose. The chromolithographic plates are stunning and sophisticated in their use of color to depict architectural details. The text is quite detailed, making this volume more than a color plate book. The covers are bright but lightly rubbed. There is some off-printing from the plates, as usual. Scarce.…