Christopher WORDSWORTH
La Grèce pittoresque et historique, ancienne et moderne
L. Curmer|Paris 1841|18.30 x 28.50 cm|relié
First French illustrated edition with 366 in-text woodcut figures.
Publisher's binding in full gilt black percaline cloth. Smooth spine decorated with ornamental compositions. Upper cover stamped with a large plate featuring a central urn. On the second cover a rosette overloaded with ornaments. Foxing on the first and last leaves, signatures browned from p. 165 to 216, otherwise the set is rather clean and white with some occasional foxing.
Publisher's binding in full gilt black percaline cloth. Smooth spine decorated with ornamental compositions. Upper cover stamped with a large plate featuring a central urn. On the second cover a rosette overloaded with ornaments. Foxing on the first and last leaves, signatures browned from p. 165 to 216, otherwise the set is rather clean and white with some occasional foxing.
€200