£1,638
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs ft. the Library of the Late William St Clair Pt II | 712
Auction: 28 September 2022 at 11:00 BST
measured and delineated... a new edition. London: Priestley and Weale, 1825-30. 4 volumes, folio, 2 engraved portraits and 191 engraved plates, some engraved vignettes in the text, corrections and errata leaf bound into volume 3, list of subscribers at end of volume 4, some plates a little dust-soiled, slight dampstain to lower corner in volume 2, some spotting, small stamp of Leicester Society of Architects to corner of all plates, morocco bookplates of Leicester and Leicestershire Society of Architects, modern half calf retaining old marbled boards, spines gilt
Note: A later edition of one of the greatest works on the antiquities of Greece, first published 1762-1816. Copies are occasionally found with engraved titles.
Provenance: From the library of the late William St Clair, FBA, FRSL.