Raccolta Delle Principali Vedute Di Roma E Suoi Contorni Disegnate Dal Vero Ed Incise De Gaetano Cottafavi, L’Anno 1858.
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Raccolta Delle Principali Vedute Di Roma E Suoi Contorni Disegnate Dal Vero Ed Incise De Gaetano Cottafavi, L’Anno 1858.
by Gaetano Cottafavi
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A fine example. This example has the original printed wrappers. Plates are clean and crisp, in very good condition.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Rome: Tommaso Cuccioni, 1858.. A fine example. This example has the original printed wrappers. Plates are clean and crisp, in very good condition.. Edition: Second Edition, Binding: Brown cloth boards, expertly rebacked in matching half black calf. Gilt-tooled black morocco title label to upper board, spine in 6 compartments of raised and gilt-tooled bands, gilt title on two. Paste-in and free endpapers marbled. All edges cut and speckled red. , Size: Oblong Folio (320x445 mm), Illustration: Illustrated with 54 copper-engraved plates by Cottafavi. Plate 1 is a superb large-scale panorama of Rome, on which all the major edifices are labeled with a key beneath the plates.
, References: Kissner 679; Benezit 3:210, Category: Book Europe Italy; Book Plate Books General; Book Art, Architecture & Design;
, References: Kissner 679; Benezit 3:210, Category: Book Europe Italy; Book Plate Books General; Book Art, Architecture & Design;
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B6696
- Title
- Raccolta Delle Principali Vedute Di Roma E Suoi Contorni Disegnate Dal Vero Ed Incise De Gaetano Cottafavi, L’Anno 1858.
- Author
- Gaetano Cottafavi
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine example. This example has the original printed wrappers. Plates are clean and crisp, in very good condition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tommaso Cuccioni
- Place of Publication
- Rome
- Date Published
- 1858.
- Keywords
- Book Europe Italy; Book Plate Books General; Book Art, Architecture & Design;
Terms of Sale
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Rebacked
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