A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE VASES, ALTARS, PATERAE, TRIPODS, CANDELABRA SARCOPHAGI & c. 170 Engraved Plates
by Moses, Henry
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J.Williams, Library of Fine Arts., 1814. 61pp with 18 text vignettes headers and tail-pieces followed by 151 full size plates [no 115 duplicated]. Fine dark plates with clean paper and wide margins. First 4 plates a trifle foxed. Engraved title-page. Fine publishers half-calf binding with fine patterned burgandy cloth to the boards. Originally pub. in 1814 this copy was published by J. Williams, Charles Street, Soho Square. Bohms, Taylor and Clay also published the same title in 1814 in separate impressions. Preface dated 1814.22cms. The foot of the spine dated '1836'. [binding date]. Printed by Richard Taylor, Shoe Lane, London.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine. square 4to.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TH106
- Title
- A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE VASES, ALTARS, PATERAE, TRIPODS, CANDELABRA SARCOPHAGI & c. 170 Engraved Plates
- Author
- Moses, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- J.Williams, Library of Fine Arts.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
- Size
- square 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classical;
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