Lot #1127 - Books On Archeology (2)
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326 -
Lot #:1127
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Lot Description:Books On Archeology (2)
GELL, Sir William. Pompeiana : The Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii, the result of excavations since 1819. London, Jennings and Chaplin, 1832. Frontis. portrait of Gell, an additional engraved title-page, 85 engraved plates (2 handcoloured), 30 vignette illustrations, many on india paper, (8),xxiv,198,(4),207,(1)pp., top edges gilt, others uncut, large 8vo, modern 1/2 calf and marbled boards to style. A later folding map (1845) of Pompeii on thin paper has been neatly tipped in to the contents section of Vol.1. Apart from a couple of pale spots on the frontis. and engraved title of Vol. 1, and some very light offsetting from a few plates, this is an unusually clean and crisp copy; EVANS, [Sir] Arthur. The Palace of Minos At Knossos: A Comparative Account Of The Successive Stages Of The Early Cretan Civilization As Illustrated By The Discoveries: Volume IV: Part I: London, Macmillan and Co., 1935.14 plates (4 in colour), 315 illustrations and plans, folding plan in pocke -
Estimate:A$200 - 300
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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