Views of the Remains of Ancient Buildings in Rome, and Its Vicinity. With a Descriptive and Historical Account of Each Subject

Folio. 39 by 31 cm. 26 hand-colored aquatint plates, with generally one or two page descriptions of each. The plates are among the most beautiful ever produced in a book of this kind. They include the grotto of Egeria, the Temple of Vesta, the Temple of Fortuna Virilis, the Temple of Janus Quadrifrons, the Temple of Bacchus, the Tomb of Cecilia Metella, the Temple of Minerva Medica, the Temple of the Dea Tussis, the Pantheon, the Ponte Lugano, the Coliseum, the Forum of Nerva, the Arch of Titus, the Temple of Jupiter Tonans, Trajan's Column, the Tomb of Hadrian, the Pyramid of Caius Cestius, the Triumphal Arch of Septimus Severus, the Temple of Pallus, the Claudian Aqueduct, the Ponte Salaro, the Baths of Dioclesian, and the Triumphal Arch of Constantine. Abbey Travel 180. Tooley 188 (referring to a later edition). Binding with signs of use, a short closed tear at base, other signs of minor wear. Yellow FFEP chipped, with somewhat long closed tear. No FEP and no endpapers in rear. FFEP, last page, and title have film of dust soiling, as do the margins of some plates, most of which can be removed with an eraser, part of which we've done on the date of this listing. Light foxing throughout -- this is more permanent. A few shallow closed tears. Overall, this copy has a touch of grittiness and wear. With the illustrations themselves remaining quite vivid and fully intact, we regard the copy at least Good, but not quite Very Good. Limp leatherette (of card stock). Cloth spine. …