Sep 20, 2001 - Sale 1905

Sale 1905 - Lot 299

Unsold
Estimate: $ 150 - $ 250
(POMPEI.) Gell, William. Pompeiana: The Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii, the Result of Excavations Since 1819. Profusion of engraved plates and head- and tail-pieces throughout, one hand colored. 2 volumes. 8vo, 1/2 morocco gilt, rubbed with some loss; scattered foxing, heavy on preliminaries which are becoming loose, dampstaining along top margins in Volume 1. sold as is.<\t>London: Lewis, 1837

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Preferred edition of Gell's work on the excavations in Pompei, first published in 1832.