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Pompeiana: The Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii, the Result of Excavations since 1819. In Two Volumes

Pompeiana: The Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii, the Result of Excavations since 1819. In Two Volumes

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Pompeiana: The Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii, the Result of Excavations since 1819. In Two Volumes

by Sir William Gell

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  • Hardcover
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London: Jennings and Chaplin, 1832. Hardback. Fair/No Jacket. 2189 4to. Half leather on marbled boards, gilt titles. All plates present, including two coloured; many of the illustrations referred to as vignettes by Gell are present as tipped-in mini-plates. Condition notes: Plates overall in very good condition, with blank leaves as guards (not tissue guards); there is a general tendency to age darkening but only one or two of the plates are significantly browned or foxed. Particular exceptions are the Portrait and frontis of Volume 1, which are detached (the latter with title page and first leaf of Contents lists), with foxing and rolled edges and the frontis of Volume 2, which is detached and badly foxed. Externally both volumes are in a poor way; spine strips have parted from rear boards, leather is very rubbed, spine strip of Volume 2 split. Volume 1 has both boards detached, text block sound apart from first few pages as noted above. Volume 2 is similar, (ie both boards detached) but only the frontis is detached with the front board; binding is strained at one point. More detailed photographs on request.

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Bookseller
Duck Cottage Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
2351
Title
Pompeiana: The Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii, the Result of Excavations since 1819. In Two Volumes
Author
Sir William Gell
Format/Binding
Hardback
Book Condition
Used - Fair
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Jennings and Chaplin
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1832
Bookseller catalogs
Archaeology and Ancient History;
Size
2189 4to
Note
May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Marbled boards
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Text Block
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Spine
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Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Spine Strip
The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.
Rolled
rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
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...
Edges
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Jacket
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Leaves
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Poor
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Foxed
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