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[MORGHEN, Giovanni, Vincenzo CAMPANA and others.] An album of engravings of Roman wall-paintings and frescoes from (?)Pompeii and/or Herculaneum. [Rome and Naples: two plates dated 1764 and 1772].
Oblong 2° (365 x 480mm.). 77 engraved plates (one folding but with small tear at fold) by Nolli, Fiorillo, Filippo Morghen and others after Giovanni Morghen, Vincenzo Campana, Giovanni Casanova and Nic. Vanni (some spotting, some plates with light worming to blank margins). 19th-century Italian half-vellum, spine gilt (extremities scuffed).
Each plate has a page number engraved just outside the image area, indictating that this album is the plate volume to an unfortunately unidentified text. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
Oblong 2° (365 x 480mm.). 77 engraved plates (one folding but with small tear at fold) by Nolli, Fiorillo, Filippo Morghen and others after Giovanni Morghen, Vincenzo Campana, Giovanni Casanova and Nic. Vanni (some spotting, some plates with light worming to blank margins). 19th-century Italian half-vellum, spine gilt (extremities scuffed).
Each plate has a page number engraved just outside the image area, indictating that this album is the plate volume to an unfortunately unidentified text. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.