Herculaneum Italy Antiquities Arts 1780 book 107 engravings mythology nudes gods City View Large banner cartouche features gargoyle

Large banner cartouche features gargoyle and cupid heads

68 pages plus wrapper covers

Colorado River

from 1769 to 1772

nice overall visual appeal

Herculaneum Italy Antiquities Arts 1780 book 107 engravings mythology nudes gods City View Large banner cartouche features gargoyleLes Antiquits dHerculanum. Tome V. avec explications par P. Sylvain Marechal. Issued 1780, Paris by David, engraver. Period acid washed mottled calf, spine gilt lettered and stamped (now well rubbed), a. e. g.. Joints cracked, boards strongly attached by binding cords, handsome 18th century binding. Volume 5 only (of 8), complete unto itself as a suite of 107 copper engraved plates with explanatory text, many depicting mythological themes and some