ROBERTSON, JOSEPH. The Parian Chronicle, or the Chronicles of the Arundelian Marbles; with a Dissertation Concerning its Authenticity. London: J. Walter, 1788. 8vo (207 x 127 mm). viii, 226, [22] pp. 1 folding plate. Period speckled calf, red leather gilt-lettered spine label. Preliminary and final leaves with some light browning at outer margins, minor rubbing at joints, corners rubbed, a few stray marks. Provenance: Edward Gibbon (printed label). FIRST EDITION. Thomas Howard 21st Earl of Arundel was considered among the three great English connoisseurs of ancient sculpture.
ROBERTSON, JOSEPH. The Parian Chronicle, or the Chronicles of the Arundelian Marbles; with a Dissertation Concerning its Authenticity. London: J. Walter, 1788. 8vo (207 x 127 mm). viii, 226, [22] pp. 1 folding plate. Period speckled calf, red leather gilt-lettered spine label. Preliminary and final leaves with some light browning at outer margins, minor rubbing at joints, corners rubbed, a few stray marks. Provenance: Edward Gibbon (printed label). FIRST EDITION. Thomas Howard 21st Earl of Arundel was considered among the three great English connoisseurs of ancient sculpture.
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