Francis Wey - Rome description et souvenirs, contenant 352 gravures - 1873

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Francis Wey is the author and illustrator of Rome description et souvenirs, containing 352 wood engravings in 732 pages with a folding map of Rome, published by Hachette in 1873 in a leather binding, in French as the original language.

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Rome, description and souvenirs: a work containing 352 wood engravings, drawn by our most famous artists, and a map of Rome - Paris, Hachette bookseller, 1873 - (XII) 732 pages - beautifully gold-tooled, blind-stamped green/blue leather binding with gold on the edges.

Good. The spine is discolored, with scuff marks, and the corners are exposed. The top of the left knee is torn up to the second rib, and the top of the right knee is approximately 1cm. The first flyleaf and pages 267 through 270 are coming loose at the top, with the top edge of these pages slightly frayed. The interior is discolored/foxed, with moisture spots in the bottom margin from a large number of pages starting around page 350 up to 690. There is a tear in the margin of 2 pages, approximately 1cm.

Contains 352 wood engravings and 1 fold-out map of Rome, tear at the top of the inner margin into the image, approximately 7cm.

Weight with packaging approx 5.2kg

Will be sent by registered mail.

Rome, description and souvenirs: a work containing 352 wood engravings, drawn by our most famous artists, and a map of Rome - Paris, Hachette bookseller, 1873 - (XII) 732 pages - beautifully gold-tooled, blind-stamped green/blue leather binding with gold on the edges.

Good. The spine is discolored, with scuff marks, and the corners are exposed. The top of the left knee is torn up to the second rib, and the top of the right knee is approximately 1cm. The first flyleaf and pages 267 through 270 are coming loose at the top, with the top edge of these pages slightly frayed. The interior is discolored/foxed, with moisture spots in the bottom margin from a large number of pages starting around page 350 up to 690. There is a tear in the margin of 2 pages, approximately 1cm.

Contains 352 wood engravings and 1 fold-out map of Rome, tear at the top of the inner margin into the image, approximately 7cm.

Weight with packaging approx 5.2kg

Will be sent by registered mail.

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Geography, Illustrated, Travels
Book Title
Rome description et souvenirs, contenant 352 gravures
Author/ Illustrator
Francis Wey
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1873
Height
34 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
26 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Hachette
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
732
The NetherlandsVerified
8243
Objects sold
100%
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