Elgin Marbles from the Temple of Minerva at Athens
on Sixty-One plates, selected from Stuart and Revett's Antiquities of Athens
£555
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
to which are added the Report from the Select Committee to the House of Commons, respecting the Earl of Elgin's Collection of Sculptured Marbles. London: J. Taylor, 1816. 4to, small panel [probably with former owner's name] excised from head of title, engraved frontispiece and 61 engraved plates [the plates dated 1787-89], mostly double-page or folding, modern quarter brown calf and green cloth sides, inscription 'Peter Mackintosh 1828' on front endpaper, slightly spotted, frontispiece offset onto title
Footnote
Provenance: From the library of the late William St Clair, FBA, FRSL.