Alexandre de Rogissart - Les Délices de l'Italie - 1706-1709
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Les Délices de l'Italie by Alexandre de Rogissart is a two-volume, richly illustrated French-language edition published by Pierre Vander Aa in Leiden, bound in leather with gilded spines, showing wear and damaged corners, containing a total of 96 engravings of Italian cities from volumes IV–VI dating to around 1706–1709.
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Three parts in two volumes of the six-volume series "Les délices de l'Italie". Richly illustrated edition of the Dutch printer-publisher Pieter Vander Aa. No author and year of publication mentioned, but Pieter Vander Aa issued two editions: one in 1706 and one in 1709.
- Volume IV and V: bound in one volume. Volume IV contains 120 pages with 28 engravings (including 1 frontispiece and 5 folding prints) of which 11 have come loose from the bookbinding. Volume V contains 106 pages with 23 engravings (including 1 frontispiece and 4 folding prints) of which 1 has come loose from the bookbinding.
Volume VI: contains 209 pages and 62 unnumbered pages of index with at the end an overview of other editions by Pierre Vander Aa. With 45 engravings (1 frontispiece and 27 folding prints) of which 5 have come loose from the bookbinding.
In total 96 engravings of cities such as Naples, Lucca, Parma, Piacenza, Mantua, Verona, Genoa and Milan. The two leather bindings have a gilded spine with 5 raised bands and show signs of wear. Dented corners. The plate of the Verona theater is torn (p. 136, volume VI).
Three parts in two volumes of the six-volume series "Les délices de l'Italie". Richly illustrated edition of the Dutch printer-publisher Pieter Vander Aa. No author and year of publication mentioned, but Pieter Vander Aa issued two editions: one in 1706 and one in 1709.
- Volume IV and V: bound in one volume. Volume IV contains 120 pages with 28 engravings (including 1 frontispiece and 5 folding prints) of which 11 have come loose from the bookbinding. Volume V contains 106 pages with 23 engravings (including 1 frontispiece and 4 folding prints) of which 1 has come loose from the bookbinding.
Volume VI: contains 209 pages and 62 unnumbered pages of index with at the end an overview of other editions by Pierre Vander Aa. With 45 engravings (1 frontispiece and 27 folding prints) of which 5 have come loose from the bookbinding.
In total 96 engravings of cities such as Naples, Lucca, Parma, Piacenza, Mantua, Verona, Genoa and Milan. The two leather bindings have a gilded spine with 5 raised bands and show signs of wear. Dented corners. The plate of the Verona theater is torn (p. 136, volume VI).
Details
Number of books
2
Subject
History, Illustrated
Book title
Les Délices de l'Italie
Author/ Illustrator
Alexandre de Rogissart
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1706
Publication year youngest item
1709
Height
17 cm
Edition
Other edition
Width
10 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Pierre Vander Aa, Leiden
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
500
