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ANGELIS, Paulus de. Basilicae veteris Vaticanae descriptio... Quibus accedit descriptio brevis novi templi Vaticani. Rome: Bernardinus Tanus, 1646. 2° (321 x 215mm). Engraved title and frontispiece, folding letterpress table, 2 folding engraved plans and six engraved plates. (Some browning, tears or repaired tears to all but one plate.) Contemporary vellum over pasteboard, tooled in gilt, covers with the ARMS OF POPE ALEXANDER VII, morocco lettering-piece on spine (lightly soiled). Provenance: Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi, d. 1666, binding); Marquess of Lansdowne (signature 'Lansdown' on front pastedown); Marquess of Bute (Luton library, armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Cicognara 3578; Berlin Kat. 2663.
[Ottaviano GUASCO]. Dell' edificio di Pozzuolo volgarmente detto il tempio di Serapide. Rome: Gregorio Settari, 1773. 8° (194 x 133mm). Engraved frontispiece, one folding engraved plan, one folding letterpress transcription. Contemporary vellum gilt, covers with the ARMS OF POPE CLEMENT XIV, g.e. Provenance: Clement XIV (Giovanni Vincenzo Ganganelli, d.1774, binding); partially erased 19th-century library stamp on title. FIRST EDITION. Cicognara 2674. (2)
[Ottaviano GUASCO]. Dell' edificio di Pozzuolo volgarmente detto il tempio di Serapide. Rome: Gregorio Settari, 1773. 8° (194 x 133mm). Engraved frontispiece, one folding engraved plan, one folding letterpress transcription. Contemporary vellum gilt, covers with the ARMS OF POPE CLEMENT XIV, g.e. Provenance: Clement XIV (Giovanni Vincenzo Ganganelli, d.1774, binding); partially erased 19th-century library stamp on title. FIRST EDITION. Cicognara 2674. (2)