Sale 7481
London
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24 May 2007
Price realised
GBP 2,880
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
LEAR, Edward (1812-88). Views in Rome and its Environs. London: T. McLean, 1841. Large 2°. Tinted lithographed title and 25 plates (2 plates heavily spotted, some light spotting elsewhere). Original roan-backed green cloth gilt (gutta percha perished, binding detached, lightly rubbed). The list of plates calls for 25 including the title - our copy has 25 in addition to the title.
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