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CHARLES PERCIER & P. F. L. FONTAINE
Choix des plus Célèbres Maisons de Plaisance de Rome et de ses Environs, Paris: Didot l'aîné, 1809-13. 2° (579 x 403mm). Half title, 77 engraved plates by Bonnard, Baltard and others after drawings by the authors, 16 vignettes in the text. (Variable spotting throughout, top fore-corners at the end waterstained). Contemporary half roan (worn, covers detached). Provenance: "AAF" (contemporary initials in gilt on the upper cover). Brunet IV, 489: "Très-bel ouvrage"; Cicognara 3822.
Choix des plus Célèbres Maisons de Plaisance de Rome et de ses Environs, Paris: Didot l'aîné, 1809-13. 2° (579 x 403mm). Half title, 77 engraved plates by Bonnard, Baltard and others after drawings by the authors, 16 vignettes in the text. (Variable spotting throughout, top fore-corners at the end waterstained). Contemporary half roan (worn, covers detached). Provenance: "AAF" (contemporary initials in gilt on the upper cover). Brunet IV, 489: "Très-bel ouvrage"; Cicognara 3822.
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