Lot 1327 , Society of Dilettanti; - Specimens of Antient Sculpture, Aegyptian, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman: selected from different collections in Great Britain. vol. 1 (only, of 2). 75 plates and three text engravings; contemp. hal

° Society of Dilettanti; - Specimens of Antient Sculpture, Aegyptian, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman: selected from different collections in Great Britain. vol. 1 (only, of 2). 75 plates and three text engravings; contemp. half calf and marbled boards, gilt lettered and decorated panelled spine, marbled edges and e/ps., tall folio. printed by T. Bensley ... for T. Payne ... and J. White ... 1809. *text by Richard Payne Knight; the second vol. published 1834
£160-200

Condition:
Few plts. light foxing (mostly marginal), but more on nos. 9,10 and 31 - gen. good inside; lacks subscribers list. (1), lxxxi, 128pp., 1/2 abrasions on marbled bds.; rather than the conventional leather corners all marbled edges are bordered with gilt ruled and decorated leather