Driou - Naples. Les Magnificences de son Golfe - 1860
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Rare first edition of this interesting account of the journey undertaken by the Frenchman Alfred Driou to Naples and its surroundings in the mid-nineteenth century.
After boarding in Marseille, the author arrives in Naples and describes the city’s beauties, together with experiences of climbing Vesuvius, visiting the Phlegraean Fields and the ruins of Posillipo. Subsequently the narrative covers the localities visited in the surrounding area: the ancient cities of Pompeii, Baiae, Miseno, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Paestum and the modern ones of Castellammare, Sorrento, Salerno, Amalfi, Caserta, Aversa. Naturally, excursions to the islands of Capri, Nisida, Ischia and Procida are not missing.
Alfred Driou, Naples. Les magnificences de son Golfe et les curiosités de ses rivages..., Limoges, Imprimerie de Barbou Frères, [1860 approx.].
PP.: 235, (I). COMPLETE, with 4 plates out of text in lithography.
Copy with maps in overall good-to-very good condition, with the usual signs of use and time and some scattered foxing.
Contemporary half-leather binding with calfskin boards with a gold-tooled title on the spine, well preserved. Endpapers present. Gilt edges.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
Translated by Google TranslateRare first edition of this interesting account of the journey undertaken by the Frenchman Alfred Driou to Naples and its surroundings in the mid-nineteenth century.
After boarding in Marseille, the author arrives in Naples and describes the city’s beauties, together with experiences of climbing Vesuvius, visiting the Phlegraean Fields and the ruins of Posillipo. Subsequently the narrative covers the localities visited in the surrounding area: the ancient cities of Pompeii, Baiae, Miseno, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Paestum and the modern ones of Castellammare, Sorrento, Salerno, Amalfi, Caserta, Aversa. Naturally, excursions to the islands of Capri, Nisida, Ischia and Procida are not missing.
Alfred Driou, Naples. Les magnificences de son Golfe et les curiosités de ses rivages..., Limoges, Imprimerie de Barbou Frères, [1860 approx.].
PP.: 235, (I). COMPLETE, with 4 plates out of text in lithography.
Copy with maps in overall good-to-very good condition, with the usual signs of use and time and some scattered foxing.
Contemporary half-leather binding with calfskin boards with a gold-tooled title on the spine, well preserved. Endpapers present. Gilt edges.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Fashion, Geography, History, Regional interest, Sociology, Travels
Book title
Naples. Les Magnificences de son Golfe
Author/ Illustrator
Driou
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1860
Height
28 cm
Edition
1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
Width
18 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Imprimerie de Barbou Frères; Limoges
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
236
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