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FICORONI, Francesco de. Le vestigia, e raritá di Roma antica ricercate, e spiegate. Rome: Girolamo Mainardi, 1744.
4° (274 x 198mm), 2 parts. Title printed in red and black and with vignette, 40 engraved plates, including 4 folding, numerous engraved vignettes and initials. (Small clean tear to lower margin of title, paper flaw to lower corner of C1, lightly spotted throughout.) Contemporary vellum, charming oval drawing of a Roman ruin to front cover (lightly soiled). Provenance: Ham Court (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. Brunet II, 1246; Olschki Choix 16941; Schudt 768.
4° (274 x 198mm), 2 parts. Title printed in red and black and with vignette, 40 engraved plates, including 4 folding, numerous engraved vignettes and initials. (Small clean tear to lower margin of title, paper flaw to lower corner of C1, lightly spotted throughout.) Contemporary vellum, charming oval drawing of a Roman ruin to front cover (lightly soiled). Provenance: Ham Court (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. Brunet II, 1246; Olschki Choix 16941; Schudt 768.