SPON, Jacques (1647-1685) - Histoire de Genève. Geneva: Fabri e Barrillot, 1730. A corrected and enlarged edition with Spon's transcriptions and illustrations of seals and early monumental inscriptions found in Geneva. Illustrated by beautiful views of Geneva and its lake. 2 volumes, 4to (255 x 200mm). Titles in red and black with engraved vignette, 2 folding panoramas of Geneva, 12 engraved plates and maps (one folding), large folding map of Lake Geneva by Antoine Chopy, all engraved, woodcut initials, headpieces and illustrations (without half-titles, some waterstaining, light spotting and browning, a clean tear to the folding map of the lake of Ginevra). Fine contemporary mottled calf, spines decorated in gilt, elegant decorated blue edges (some small chips and rubbing to extremities, rear panel of vol. I with some light molding). (2)
SPON, Jacques (1647-1685) - Histoire de Genève. Geneva: Fabri e Barrillot, 1730. A corrected and enlarged edition with Spon's transcriptions and illustrations of seals and early monumental inscriptions found in Geneva. Illustrated by beautiful views of Geneva and its lake. 2 volumes, 4to (255 x 200mm). Titles in red and black with engraved vignette, 2 folding panoramas of Geneva, 12 engraved plates and maps (one folding), large folding map of Lake Geneva by Antoine Chopy, all engraved, woodcut initials, headpieces and illustrations (without half-titles, some waterstaining, light spotting and browning, a clean tear to the folding map of the lake of Ginevra). Fine contemporary mottled calf, spines decorated in gilt, elegant decorated blue edges (some small chips and rubbing to extremities, rear panel of vol. I with some light molding). (2)
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