Fourteen Vases from the Antique

VASES.  FOURTEEN VASES FROM THE ANTIQUE.

(London): I. Taylor, (pre-1787). 4to. Original marbled wrappers. 12 plates (complete). First edition.

Rare.  A series of plates of Italian Rennaissance vases, each plate identified by its location, including one from the Villa Borghese (Rome).  Its focus and size suggests a gentleman traveler's souvenir for the Grand Tour.  There are no copies listed in the NUC and only two cited by OCLC, one of which is in Europe.

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