Frommel, C

Collection de 50 Gravures tirees de L'Eneide de Virgile. (Italian Views)

Aug. Klose, Carlsruhe, 1827

Slim quarto (30 by 23 cms) 1827, illustrated with an engraved title page and 50 finely-engraved plates of views, nicely bound in full dark blue calf with elaborate decoration in blind and gilt. Some rubbing mostly to spine and corners, contents in very fine clean condition, a few plates lightly age-toned.

The 31 page text consists of detailed captions (in French) to the plates. The fine plates mostly show scenes in Italy including a few of Sicily. Note that the image size is 10.5 by 7 cm (plate mark 15 by 11.5).

A rare and unusual book.

£380.00

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