Lot n° 183  | Auction 519

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Auction: 21 September 2021 at 15:30

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[ANTONELLI, Giuseppe] - Galleria universale di tutti i popoli del mondo ossia storia dei costumi, religioni, riti, governi d'ogni parte del globo. Venice: Antonelli, 1838-41. A copy with the plates handcoloured at the time. The first volume is dedicated to Asia, the second to Africa, the third to the Americas and the final to Europe. 4 parts in 4 volumes, (289 x 212mm). General frontispiece of the work and 398 plates in contemporary handcolouring comprising: I - Asia (68); II - Africa (86); III - America (88); IV - Europa (156) (foxing mainly to text, some occasional browning, a few small spots, one causing a little hole in the title of plate 22 in vol. II, rare marginal tears). Contemporary half calf, marbled paper plates, spine decorated in gilt (extremities rubbed, corners bumped). (4)


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