Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie
by LAVALLEE Joseph - CASSAS Louis François - DIDOT Pierre - NEE François Denis - DIEN Villain (graveur)
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Rare first edition, magnificently illustrated. Imprimerie de Pierre Didot l'Aîné, Paris, an X - 1802. Imperial folio (540 x 355 mm). Binding half fawn mottled calf, flat back with gilt fillets with title in red leather gusset, corners, mottled edges. Pages VIII, 2 not numbered, 190, 2 not numbered with Errata. Engraved Frontispiece with original tissue. 6 unnumbered pages, frontispiece, viii & 190 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, large geographic map and 66 plates, some of them foldouts, all engraved in copper. Our copy is complete of the 3 "bis" plates, giving a total of 67 plates. The French painter Louis-François Cassas visited the Adriatic coast from Istria to Dalmatia in 1782 and his drawings were later used in Lavallée's work. It gives a wealth of information on this reagion at the end of the 18th century, in both architecture and archaeology. The magnificent plates include some of the most remarkable views of Trieste ever produced. Language: French. This book ships from Europe, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (BPF). Relevant subjects: Rome, Other.
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- Meretseger Books (FR)
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- Title
- Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie
- Author
- LAVALLEE Joseph - CASSAS Louis François - DIDOT Pierre - NEE François Denis - DIEN Villain (graveur)
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- Used
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Edges
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Folio
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- First Edition
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