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Arts & Architecture : Archaeology & Antiquities

Rare books on the art and artefacts of ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt, as well as other ancient civilizations.

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  • The fifth edition, the first illustrated edition, of Stow's Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, one of the greatest of all London books.
    The fifth edition, the first illustrated edition, of Stow's Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, one of the greatest of all London books.

    STOW, John.
    A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster: 1720.
    £3,000.00

  • A tall well-margined copy, finely bound, of the first edition of the finest early survey of the ancient city of Palmyra, 134 miles northeast of Damascus.
    A tall well-margined copy, finely bound, of the first edition of the finest early survey of the ancient city of Palmyra, 134 miles northeast of Damascus.

    WOOD, Robert.
    Les ruines de Palmyre, 1753.
    £6,500.00

  • A handsome large paper copy of Lysons' work of the antiquities of Gloucestershire; one of only twelve deluxe copies with nearly all the plates hand-coloured
    A handsome large paper copy of Lysons' work of the antiquities of Gloucestershire; one of only twelve deluxe copies with nearly all the plates hand-coloured

    LYSONS, Samuel.
    A Collection of Gloucestershire Antiquities. 1804.
    £4,500.00

  • First edition of Catalogue des vases peints du Musee national d'Athenes by Georges Nicole.
    First edition of Catalogue des vases peints du Musee national d'Athenes by Georges Nicole.

    NICOLE, Georges.
    Catalogue des Vases Peints du Musée National d'Athènes. 1911.
    £1,250.00

  • Hancarville catalogued Sir William Hamilton's collection of ancient vases in Naples from which it is likely he took some inspiration for these images
    Hancarville catalogued Sir William Hamilton's collection of ancient vases in Naples from which it is likely he took some inspiration for these images

    [EROTICA]. [HANCARVILLE, Pierre-Francois Hugues, d'].
    Veneres uti observantur in gemmis antiquis. ca. 1771].
    £12,500.00

  • Images from Polymetis were consulted during the creation of the seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
    Images from Polymetis were consulted during the creation of the seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

    SPENCE, Joseph.
    Polymetis: 1747.
    £1,500.00

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