LAVALLÉE (Joseph) and Louis-François CASSAS

Picturesque and historical journey to Istria and Dalmatia

Paris, Imprimerie de Pierre Didot l'aîné, an X - 1802, in-folio, VIII-[2]-190 pp.., an unencrypted errata leaf, with an allegorical frontispiece, under serpent, a title-frontispiece engraved in etching by Filhol after Cassas, and 67 plates engraved in etching after the Cassas drawings, under serpent, including two double-page maps (one general map and one map of Split and its bay), half calf speckled fawn with corners, smooth spine decorated with gold fillets, red title coin, speckled edges (pastiche binding). Nice copy. 

A complete copy of the list of subscribers, which tends to be missing, as do various other parts of this superb book, but the copies that have been kept are often missing.
Live Thursday 20 February・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 215

LAVALLÉE (Joseph) and Louis-François CASSAS Picturesque and historical journey to Istria and Dalmatia Paris, Imprimerie de Pierre Didot l'aîné, an X - 1802, in-folio, VIII-[2]-190 pp.., an unencrypted errata leaf, with an allegorical frontispiece, under serpent, a title-frontispiece engraved in etching by Filhol after Cassas, and 67 plates engraved in etching after the Cassas drawings, under serpent, including two double-page maps (one general map and one map of Split and its bay), half calf speckled fawn with corners, smooth spine decorated with gold fillets, red title coin, speckled edges (pastiche binding). Nice copy. A complete copy of the list of subscribers, which tends to be missing, as do various other parts of this superb book, but the copies that have been kept are often missing.

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LAVALLÉE (Joseph) and Louis-François CASSAS Picturesque and historical journey to Istria and Dalmatia Paris, Imprimerie de Pierre Didot l'aîné, an X - 1802, in-folio, VIII-[2]-190 pp.., an unencrypted errata leaf, with an allegorical frontispiece, under serpent, a title-frontispiece engraved in etching by Filhol after Cassas, and 67 plates engraved in etching after the Cassas drawings, under serpent, including two double-page maps (one general map and one map of Split and its bay), half calf speckled fawn with corners, smooth spine decorated with gold fillets, red title coin, speckled edges (pastiche binding). Nice copy. A complete copy of the list of subscribers, which tends to be missing, as do various other parts of this superb book, but the copies that have been kept are often missing.
Sale Thursday 20 February・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 15 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris