Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel A.F. de, comte. VOYAGE PITTORESQUE DE LA GRÈCE. PARIS: - AND J.J. BLAISE, 1782-1809-1822 first edition, first issue, 2 volumes bound in 3 (volume 2 is in 2 parts), folio (505 x 315mm.), half-titles in first two volumes, 3 engraved titles, portrait, 2 unnumbered folding maps of Greece and 285 plates, maps and plans on 168 sheets, a few double-page or folding, elaborate engraved head- and tail-pieces, folding letterpress table, pp.3-8 (A2-B2) and pp.183-4 (3C1) in volume 1 each in 2 variant settings (see footnote), near uniform contemporary green morocco gilt, volume 1 by derome le jeune and with arms of preissac, duc d'esclignac on sides (binder's ticket on title page) [Olivier, XVIII, pl.1777], each volume with triple gilt fillet on sides, spines gilt in 8 compartments, gilt edges, vol.2 part 2 lacking preliminary leaves (i.e. half-title, avertissement and 12pp. notice, article, etc.), minor expert restoration to spine
Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel A.F. de, comte. VOYAGE PITTORESQUE DE LA GRÈCE. PARIS: - AND J.J. BLAISE, 1782-1809-1822 first edition, first issue, 2 volumes bound in 3 (volume 2 is in 2 parts), folio (505 x 315mm.), half-titles in first two volumes, 3 engraved titles, portrait, 2 unnumbered folding maps of Greece and 285 plates, maps and plans on 168 sheets, a few double-page or folding, elaborate engraved head- and tail-pieces, folding letterpress table, pp.3-8 (A2-B2) and pp.183-4 (3C1) in volume 1 each in 2 variant settings (see footnote), near uniform contemporary green morocco gilt, volume 1 by derome le jeune and with arms of preissac, duc d'esclignac on sides (binder's ticket on title page) [Olivier, XVIII, pl.1777], each volume with triple gilt fillet on sides, spines gilt in 8 compartments, gilt edges, vol.2 part 2 lacking preliminary leaves (i.e. half-title, avertissement and 12pp. notice, article, etc.), minor expert restoration to spine
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