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PIERRE FRANÇOIS HUGUES D'HANCARVILLENancy 1719 - 1805 PaduaFirst edition of 'Collection of Etruscan, Greek, and Roman Antiquities, from the Cabinet of the Hon. W. Hamilton his Britannick Maiesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the Court of Naples', Naples 1766-67First edition, 4 vols; 8 hand-coloured engraved titles, 4 engraved leaves of dedication, etched initials and head and tail pieces, 437 etched and engraved plates (of which 182 hand-coloured, 77 double-page or folding), last plate in Vol. III with minor worming, occasional minor spotting or offsetting, a few plates slightly shaved, text in French and English in Vols I-II, English engraved title in Vol. III with repairs to verso; handsome modern red morocco to style by Aquarius, green morocco spine labels; a fine set.
Blackmer 845 (435 plates); Cohen-De Ricci 474; Berlin Kat 890Folio: 46 x 35.5 cm.; 18 1/8 x 14 in.