Herculaneum Italy Antiquities Arts 1780 book 107 engravings mythology nudes gods City View Issues #960 - 985

Issues #960 - 985

9 1/2" H x 11 3/4" W

nice overall visual appeal

from 1769 to 1772

Safest way to send is in a plastic sleeve

Herculaneum Italy Antiquities Arts 1780 book 107 engravings mythology nudes gods City View Issues #960 - 985Les Antiquits dHerculanum. Tome V. avec explications par P. Sylvain Marechal. Issued 1780, Paris by David, engraver. Period acid washed mottled calf, spine gilt lettered and stamped (now well rubbed), a. e. g.. Joints cracked, boards strongly attached by binding cords, handsome 18th century binding. Volume 5 only (of 8), complete unto itself as a suite of 107 copper engraved plates with explanatory text, many depicting mythological themes and some