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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)
A Collection of Works in Eighteen Volumes, comprising nearly all of the artist's work and that of his son Francesco and of his daughter Laura.
etchings, 1743-1786, on laid paper, fine to good, uniform impressions, from the Firmin Didot Edition of 1835-7, many plates from the earlier intermediate Paris editions between 1807-1835 (Hind's state E), with watermark Initial F (Hind wmk. 8., Robinson wmk. 93), with wide margins, the double pages with the usual central fold, original tissue interleaves, bound in eighteen volumes, half-morocco and marbled paper boards, with gilt artist's name, French titles, volume numbers and tooled designs in compartments on the spines, some scuffing
(18 Albums)
A Collection of Works in Eighteen Volumes, comprising nearly all of the artist's work and that of his son Francesco and of his daughter Laura.
etchings, 1743-1786, on laid paper, fine to good, uniform impressions, from the Firmin Didot Edition of 1835-7, many plates from the earlier intermediate Paris editions between 1807-1835 (Hind's state E), with watermark Initial F (Hind wmk. 8., Robinson wmk. 93), with wide margins, the double pages with the usual central fold, original tissue interleaves, bound in eighteen volumes, half-morocco and marbled paper boards, with gilt artist's name, French titles, volume numbers and tooled designs in compartments on the spines, some scuffing
(18 Albums)