Sold for:
$5,843
$5,843
Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel August Florent, Comte de (1751-1817) Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece . Paris: [No Printer], 1782 First edition, illustrated with an extra engraved title and the 126 consecutively numbered plates, which vary in size, and include folding and full-paged maps, views, plans, local costumes, and other plates; with fourteen large and ornate head- and tail-pieces, bound in full contemporary tree calf, inner gilt dentelles, a.e.g., gilt spine, red label, marbled end leaves, 19 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. This work was the first part of a planned three volume set, however, the other volumes were published much later, in 1809 and 1822.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31