THE ANTIQUITIES OF ATHENS
- Hardcover
- London: John Haberkorn, 1762
London: John Haberkorn, 1762. Hardcover. Folio, [4], x, 5, [2] pages, 71 plates. In Good condition. Bound in contemporary quarter leather, marbled paper boards. Later rebacking with spine and boards preserved. Rubbing and wear to binding. Some consistent tide-marks along edges of textblock.
All plates present: Chapter 1 - unnumbered folding plate, 6 plates present. Chapter 2 - 8 plates present. Chapter 3 - 19 plates present. Chapter 4 - Water Damage to plates 1, 2, and 23, 26 plates present. Chapter 5 - 3rd plate foldable and with a small repair, 11 plates present.
With errata leaf. Ex-Library, with at least 8 small stamps, removed bookplate from front pastedown.
Shelved above Mythology. ESTC: T22194.
First edition of the first accurate survey of the classical buildings of Athens, made following Stuart and Revett's visit in 1751 at the behest of the Society of Dilettanti. Five volumes in total were printed, with the last in 1830. 1407735. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
All plates present: Chapter 1 - unnumbered folding plate, 6 plates present. Chapter 2 - 8 plates present. Chapter 3 - 19 plates present. Chapter 4 - Water Damage to plates 1, 2, and 23, 26 plates present. Chapter 5 - 3rd plate foldable and with a small repair, 11 plates present.
With errata leaf. Ex-Library, with at least 8 small stamps, removed bookplate from front pastedown.
Shelved above Mythology. ESTC: T22194.
First edition of the first accurate survey of the classical buildings of Athens, made following Stuart and Revett's visit in 1751 at the behest of the Society of Dilettanti. Five volumes in total were printed, with the last in 1830. 1407735. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.