Francis Wey

Rome

Chapman & Hall

1872

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Description

Finely bound copy of the first English edition of Wey's Rome.

  • Francis Wey (French).
  • Introduction by W.W. Story (English).
  • London: Chapman & Hall, 1872.
  • Contains 345 engravings on wood designed by the most celebrated artists a folding plan of Rome.
  • Bound by Bickers in full red morocco with the covers displaying an ornate and heavily gilt-tooled floral border and central crest, spines display green morocco labels with raised bands, ornate floral panel details, bordering, and label lettering, all gilt-tooled, all of the edges are gilded with floral gilt-tooled dentelles and marbled endpapers.

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Old ownership dedication to the free endpaper.

Dimensions

Height: 14 inches / 35.56 cm
Width: 10.75 inches / 27.3 cm
Depth: 2.75 inches / 6.99 cm

Feature(s)

First Edition

Language

English

Subject

Fine bindings, History, Art, Archaeology, Architecture, Antiquity

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