Antonio tempesta presentation copy first (1 risultati)
Altre immaginiHistoire de la guerre des Bataves et des Romains, d'après César; Corneille Tacite &c. Avec les planches d'Otto Vaenius, gravées par A. Tempesta mort en 1630. Redigée par le marquis de St. Simon. Et accompagnée de plans et de cartes nouvelles. [Illustrated History of the Batavian Revolt, with hand-colored maps]. First edition.
Saint-Simon, Maximilien-Henri (Author); Otto van Veen (Illustrator); Antonio Tempesta (Engraver). Presentation copy. First edition.
Editore: Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey., 1770
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Da: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Buono
EUR 1215,75
EUR 8,74 spedizioneSpedito in U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Condizione: Good. Folio. 31.5 x 46cm. 18 11/16 x 13 in. Gilt-decorated cat's paw and speckled calf, gilt-decorated spine with raised bands and gilt-titled morocco label, all edges marbled. Large folio; ?2 *2 A-2E2; [8], XXIV, [1], 76pp. With half-title, title, explication, tables, préface, printed marginalia, (4) engraved vignet…tes by B. de Bakker, (6) hand-colored, engraved folding maps, (36) engraved plates with text pasted (some printed double-sided). Text in French. Writing on title page states "Envoyé par l'auteur a Monsieur le Chevalier Harris à La Haye. . . 1787" (Sent by the author to Monsieur le Chevalier Harris in The Hague. . . 1787); occasional pasted corrections to text. .This large volume focuses on the Batavian Revolt, an uprising against the Roman Empire in 69-70CE.Boards scratched and scuffed with edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed; spine rubbed with chipped tail and label, loose headband, and leather loss and pealing at head, cracking and rubbing at joints; possibly lacking a front and rear endpaper, writing on title and front paste-down, light hinge cracking yet still very sturdy; pages with scattered foxing, expected offsetting from plates, very light toning with heavier toning at edges, and occasional small area of grime/soiling, crease/fold, and frayed edge; several plates with some spotting and faint damp staining, one map with frequent damp staining/spotting from colorist, one map with small tear and associated repair on verso, heavier foxing on final maps; a very good copy with most pages extremely crisp and unmarked.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:3781239.
