$2,750
RIGEL, Franz Xaver (German, 1783-1852) Rastatt, 1819. Published at author`s expense by the author himself. 12mo (206 x 133 mm) each volume. 532 pages (volume I); 454 pages (volume II). Both volumes contain a Contemporary red Morocco binding with gilt tooling along the borders and on the spines. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Volume I containing a full-page copperplate etching depicting a Spanish insurgent, and a foldout map of a battle plan. Volume II containing six full-page copperplate etchings featuring a Spanish national dance Bolero, and various landmarks of the territories where the battles took place.
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2015-09-26