Pompeiana: The Topography, Edifices, and Ornaments of Pompeii

by Sir William Gell, John Gandy

£495 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books

First edition

London: Printed for Rodwell and Martin, 1817-1819. Ancient History and Architecture FIRST EDITION. Parts one and two complete, bound as one volume. Octavo 26 x 17cm , pp.xxxii; 273 3 . Including a leaf with emendations and instructions to the binder. Complete with 77 engraved plates, some folding, each with a tissue guard. Also with a loose leaf advertising the publication of the second series. Recently re-cased into original green half straight-grained

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.