$738
Rome, Two Illustrated Guides to the Ancient City, 1645 and 1769. Bartolomeo Marliani's Ritratto di Roma Antica , Rome: Moneta, 1645, octavo, engraved title, woodcut vignette on typographical title, profusely illustrated throughout with text engravings and woodcuts of ancient Roman buildings, ruins, coins, scenes, battles, and ancient customs; ex libris Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683), with the Bibliotheca Colbertina inscription at the head of the title page, Colbert's library was dispersed in 1728; water stain in top right corner throughout, some browning, bound in contemporary calf, worn, joints cracked, loss of leather at corners, 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. [and] Fioravante Martinelli's Roma Ricercata ne suo Sito , Rome: Bariellini, 1769, octavo, with woodcut title, illustrated with woodcuts throughout, a fresh copy, in contemporary marbled paper wrappers, covered with later patterned paper, some worming, paper defects, 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (2)
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31
