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1853-58 De Bourcard Francesco Customs and Traditions of Naples
4.200,00 €Customs and Traditions of Naples It is a work directed by Francis De Bourcard, published in Naples between 1853 and 1858.
This extraordinary collection is composed of two volumes in 4° format (mm. 254×162) and includes 100 vintage colored plates, beautifully illustrated with etchings.
- Illustrations: It depicts popular customs, habits and scenes of the 19th century in the Kingdom of Naples and the Two Sicilies.
- Artists: Engravings by Duclère, Pisante, Mattei, Fusaro, Cucinotta, De Bartolo and Filippo Palizzi.
- Lyrics: Written by authors such as Cozzovick, Rocco, Coppola, Mastriani, Dalbono, Orgitano and De Bourcard.
The work is considered rare, especially if complete with all its plates.
- Condition: Good example with some foxing and reinforcements on the spine.
- Weight: kg. 2.5.
1853-58, De Bourcard Francesco, Customs and Traditions of Naples
4.000,00 €Customs and Traditions of Naples It is a work directed by Francis De Bourcard, published in Naples between 1853 and 1858.
This work is composed of two volumes in 4° format (mm. 254×162) and includes an extraordinary collection of 100 vintage colored plates, etched and hand-coloured, which represent typical customs and traditions of Naples and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in the nineteenth century.
- Authors of the engravings: Duclère, Pisante, Mattei, Fusaro, Cucinotta, De Bartolo and Filippo Palizzi
- Lyrics by: Cozzovick, Rocco, Coppola, Mastriani, Dalbono, Orgitano, De Bourcard
- Condition: Excellent, fresh interior without blooms
- Rarity: Complete with all 100 tables
- Weight: kg. 2.5
1946 JOURNAL FLORENTIN DE RM RILKE
60,00 €Florentine Journal by R. M. Rilke is a literary work published in 1946, enriched by 12 etchings by Despierre.
This book, published by Editions Emile-Paul Frères, is entirely in French and comes in an elegant box set.
- Edition: First edition limited to 1600 numbered copies, of which 1500 on white vellum
- Specimen number: 260
- Illustrations: 12 etchings hors texte, under snake, including engraved title sheet
Albrecht Durer, The Passion, 1890
180,00 €Albrecht Durer, The Passion it is a phototype reproduction of the 16 plates by the famous artist, dating back to 1890.
This rare booklet, made by Francesco Cangiano of Naples, reproduces the panels of the Passion of Jesus Christ, originally created between 1505 and 1512.
- Booklet dimensions: cm. 22×16 approx.
- Condition: Good, with some sporadic stains on the boards
- Support: Heavy paper
- Notes: Without cover, includes cover and purchase letters
This volume is a rare work, ideal for collectors and art enthusiasts.
Audot père, L'Italia descrizione, 1834-38 complete work in 8 volumes
1.400,00 €AUDOT LOUIS EUSTACHE (FATHER): Italy, Sicily, the Aeolian Islands, the Island of Elba, Sardinia, Malta, the Island of Calypso, etc.
Work in 8 volumes in 4° format (Turin, Giuseppe Pomba, 1834-1838), first Italian edition enriched with additions and corrections. This important work represents one of the most complete descriptions of 19th century Italy, combining historical, artistic and customs information.
Of particular note is the iconographic apparatus, which includes 329 plates in excellent condition, made on the basis of works by illustrious artists such as Haudebourt-Lescot, Horace Vernet, Granet, Isabey, Ciceri, Pinelli, and many others. Despite slight peeling on the bindings, the copy is complete and preserved in good general condition.
- Era: 19th century
- Technique: Lithography
- Dimensions: Large (4th size)
- Support: Paper
- Condition: Good overall condition, boards in excellent condition
This rare edition is a treasure for collectors and enthusiasts of Italian history and culture.
Audot, Italy described… 1837 Pomba publisher 1° vol 26 plates and map Italy
200,00 €Italy described by Audot – Volume I (1835) is the first volume of the famous work published by the publisher Pomba, dedicated to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. This volume includes 26 plates, many of which with double engravings, and a detailed geographical map of Italy. Among the places described and illustrated are Livorno, Pisa, Florence, Fiesole, Siena, Arezzo and Pistoia, offering an artistic and cultural overview of great importance.
Appreciated for its rich historical and artistic content, the work also stands out for its valuable iconographic apparatus, which features engravings inspired by the works of famous artists such as Haudebourt-Lescot, Horace Vernet, Pinelli and others.
- Author: Louis Eustache Audot
- Year of publication: 1835
- Publisher: Pomba
- Content: 26 plates with full-page engravings (many double) and a geographical map of Italy
- Main topics: Grand Duchy of Tuscany, monuments, landscapes and cities
- Condition: Good overall condition; slight peeling to the binding, presence of foxing and small stains
- Iconographic apparatus: Engravings by artists such as Haudebourt-Lescot, Horace Vernet, Pinelli, and others
Audot, Italy described… 1837 Pomba publisher 3° vol 65 plates Rome part I and II
270,00 €Italy described by Audot (1835) is the third volume of a prestigious work published by the publisher Pomba, dedicated to the detailed representation of Rome and its surroundings. This volume includes 65 plates, many of which with double engravings, which illustrate sites of significant historical and landscape interest such as Terracina, Albano, La Riccia, Ostia, Tivoli, Frascati, Nepi, Terni, Spoleto, Foligno, Assisi, Perugia, Ancona, San Marino, Ravenna, Bologna and Ferrara.
The work is embellished with engravings by renowned artists of the period, who document monuments, costumes and scenes of life with great refinement, in line with the romantic spirit of the era.
- Author: Louis Eustache Audot
- Year of publication: 1835
- Publisher: Pomba
- Content: 65 plates with full-page engravings (many double)
- Main topics: Rome and surroundings, historical and artistic places of central Italy
- Condition: Good overall condition; slight peeling to the binding, presence of foxing and small stains
- Iconographic apparatus: Engravings by artists such as Haudebourt-Lescot, Horace Vernet, Pinelli, and others
Audot, Italy described… 1837 Pomba publisher 5° vol 54 plates States of Sardinia
350,00 €Italy described by Audot – Volume V (1835) is the fifth volume of the prestigious work published by the publisher Pomba, dedicated to the States of the King of Sardinia. This volume includes 54 plates, many of which with double engravings, which illustrate cities and landscapes of great charm such as Villafranca, Savona, Genoa, La Spezia, Cagliari, Sassari, Oristano, Isolabella, Domodossola, Vercelli, Turin and numerous other locations in Piedmont, Liguria and Sardinia.
The work stands out for its historical and artistic value, enriched by high-quality engravings taken from the works of renowned artists such as Haudebourt-Lescot, Horace Vernet and Pinelli.
- Author: Louis Eustache Audot
- Year of publication: 1835
- Publisher: Pomba
- Content: 54 plates with full-page engravings (many double)
- Main topics: States of the King of Sardinia, monuments, landscapes and urban centers
- Condition: Good overall condition; slight peeling to the binding, presence of foxing and small stains
- Iconographic apparatus: Engravings by artists such as Haudebourt-Lescot, Horace Vernet, Pinelli, and others
Bartolomeo Pinelli Brigand Massaroni 1823
1.300,00 €Bartolomeo Pinelli – Brigand Massaroni It is a work created in 1823, which collects significant events linked to the life of the brigand leader Massaroni, along the road that leads from Rome to Naples.
This rare collection is composed of a frontispiece with the image of Massaroni and 10 engraved platesetching and painted in watercolours in a non-contemporary period.
- Sheet size: cm. 43×27
- Condition: Very good, with some foxing spots on the edges that do not affect the engraving
- Support: Paper
- Characteristics: All etchings are numbered, signed and dated 1823, with explanations of the scenes at the bottom.
The binding is period and shows some loosening, while the engravings are in excellent condition and very fresh.
Bartolomeo Pinelli, New collection of 50 costumes…, 1815
4.300,00 €Nuova Raccolta di 50 Costumi Pittoreschi è un’opera di Bartolomeo Pinelli, realizzata nel 1815.
Questa raccolta, pubblicata a Roma presso Nicola De Antoni e Ignazio Pavon, è composta da 50 tavole incise all’acquaforte, tutte sapientemente acquarellate in un’epoca successiva.
- Sheet size: cm. 28×41 circa
- Support: Cartonato
- Condition: Excellent
La raccolta è particolarmente ricercata per la rappresentazione dei costumi pittoreschi dell’agro romano.
Ogni incisione è numerata, firmata e datata 1815, con il titolo della scena. L’ultima tavola rappresenta il riposo dell’autore tra le rovine, con il motto scolpito sulla lapide: “Tutto finisce”.
Le incisioni sono in ottima tiratura e molto fresche, senza macchie o foxing, sebbene al retro si possano notare alcune macchie di colore.
Bartolozzi, Elements of Drawing, 1820
850,00 €Elements of Drawing It is a work by Francesco Bartolozzi, created around 1820.
This volume, published in Vienna by Artaria & Comp., is an important collection of drawing studies, containing a frontispiece and 25 copper-engraved plates.
- Sheet size: mm 229×410
- Condition: Good condition with fresh and clear plates
- Support: Rustic cardboard
- Rarity: Rare specimen, cited in Cicognara 293
Cortambert, Voyage Pittoresque à travers le Monde, 1884
45,00 €Voyage Pittoresque à travers le Monde è un’opera affascinante di Richard Cortambert, pubblicata nel 1884 da Hachette & Cie.
Questa edizione in formato in-8 (cm. 24×16) è caratterizzata da 344 pagine ricche di contenuti e molte illustrazioni in bianco e nero, sia nel testo che fuori testo, realizzate da vari autori.
- Condition: Excellent state of preservation
- Dimensions: Medium
- Support: Paper
De Loubeau Pierre, Mediterranée Pittoresque, 1894
230,00 €Mediterranée Pittoresque It is a work of De Loubeau Pierre, pubblicata a Paris from Colin In the 1894.
Questo volume di cm. 32, composto da pp. xv e 500, è arricchito da numerose incisioni, molte delle quali a piena pagina, che ritraggono vedute e scorci delle città del Mediterraneo.
- Località trattate: Les Colonnes d’Hercule, L’Algerie, La Tunisie, Alexandrie, La cote de Syrie, Smyrne, Les Dardanelles, Le Golfe de Corinthe, Les Iles Ionniennes, Les cotes de Dalmatie, La Sicile, La Sardaigne, La Corse, Les Iles Baleares, Malaga.
- Condition: Ottimo stato di conservazione, con qualche macchia ma complessivamente ben conservato.
Delamarche, Atlas Elémentaire, 1806
650,00 €Elementary Atlas by Charles-François Delamarche is a work published in 1806, composed by XXXIII cards colored around the outline.
This third edition is an important cartographic resource, complete with all the maps, which offers a detailed vision of the geography of the period.
- Book dimensions: cm. 23×16
- Condition: Good condition, with some small woodworm holes in the margins of some pages
- Cover Details: Cover rubbed with small loss on the spine
- Details on the map: The map of France, folded several times, has a tear of a few centimetres repaired on the back with paper
Famin Cesar, Musée royal de Naples, peintures, bronzes et statues érotiques du Cabinet secret, 1836, Paris,
900,00 €FAMIN, César.
Titolo: Il Museo Reale di Napoli, dipinti, bronzi e statue erotiche dal gabinetto segreto
Luogo di pubblicazione: Parigi, Abel Ledoux, 1836
Dimensions: cm 30×27
Pagine: 160
Illustrazioni: Frontespizio inciso e 60 incisioni fuori testo (alcune in grigio e nero, altre colorate a mano, in epoca successiva)
Condizioni: Bellissimo esemplare, completo e con le due serie di incisioni.
Descrizione:
Questa è una nuova edizione ampliata di uno dei cataloghi erotici più famosi dell’Ottocento, pubblicato originariamente nel 1831. Le incisioni di questa edizione sono originariamente stampate in bianco e nero e poi successivamente sono state colorate a mano in epoca successiva. Ritenuto un “complemento indispensabile” per i collezionisti e gli studiosi di arte, il volume riproduce, con dovizia di dettagli, le opere del celebre Gabinetto Segreto del Real Museo di Napoli. Le incisioni raffigurano dipinti, bronzi, statue e altri oggetti di contenuto erotico, provenienti dagli scavi di Pompei, Ercolano e Stabia.
La collezione, considerata la più ricca e suggestiva del suo genere, fu custodita con severa riservatezza e mostrata solo a un pubblico selezionato: uomini adulti e rispettabili, muniti di speciale autorizzazione. Questo volume è dunque una preziosa testimonianza delle suggestioni e delle licenziose atmosfere che animavano la vita privata dell’antichità classica.
César Famin, diplomatico francese e appassionato erudito, compilò e commentò l’opera durante la sua attività a Napoli e Genova. Il risultato è un affascinante connubio tra erudizione archeologica e un gusto decadente per la trasgressione artistica, che rende quest’opera ancora oggi ricercata e rara.
Fenelon, Les Aventures de Telemaque, 1866
60,00 €Les Aventures de Telemaque è un’opera di Fenelon, pubblicata nel 1866 da J.B. Paravia e Comp. a Firenze, Torino e Milano.
Questa nuova edizione, in formato 8° (cm. 12×18), comprende 330 pagine e presenta 6 tavole in acquaforte fuori testo.
- Condition: Excellent condition
- Dimensions: Small
- Support: Paper
Fontana Felice, Treatise on viper venom, 1787
80,00 €Fontana Felice, Treatise on the venom of the viper It is a work published in 1787 in Naples by the Nuova società letteraria e tipografica.
This treatise delves into the subject of viper venom, American venoms, royal laurel, and other plant venoms.
- Dimensions: cm. 18×11 approx.
- Number of pages: 279
- Binding: Leather with smooth back embossed in gold
- Condition: Perfect
Formey Jean Henri Samuel, Principj elementari delle belle-lettere, 1785
40,00 €Principj elementari delle belle-lettere
Opera del sig. Formey tradotta dal francese, corredata di note e di appendici ad uso delle Scuole d’Italia
Pubblicata a Venezia nel 1785 dalla Stamperia Giammaria Bassaglia ai Gesuiti, quest’opera rappresenta un importante testo di riferimento per lo studio delle belle lettere, pensato per un uso scolastico. Il volume, scritto da Jean Henri Samuel Formey, è arricchito da note e appendici che ne ampliano il valore didattico.
- Author: Jean Henri Samuel Formey
- Era: XVIII secolo (1785)
- Publisher: Giammaria Bassaglia, Venezia
- Dimensions: cm. 15×8
- Pagine: 299
- Binding: Pergamena rigida con segni d’uso
- Conditions: Buone condizioni generali, interno fresco
Un volume di pregio, ideale per collezionisti e studiosi di letteratura e storia dell’educazione. L’opera conserva la sua autenticità e offre uno spaccato interessante della didattica del XVIII secolo.
Francesco de Bourcard, Customs and Traditions of Naples, 1958
75,00 €Francesco de Bourcard, Customs and Traditions of Naples It is a work from 1958 which presents XXIV tables reproduced from the original work.
This volume is contained in an elegant slipcase reproducing the book.
- Dimensions of the tables: cm. 17×23
- Condition: Excellent
- Support: Thick cardboard
- Edition: Out of print, 1500 numbered copies, copy no. 000
It represents a rarity for collectors.
FROMMEL Carl – Pittoreskes Italien – 1840
800,00 €Picturesque Italy It is a work by Carl Frommel published in 1840, which collects vivid scenes of Italian popular life.
This volume, published in Leipzig by Kollmann, is composed of three parts in one volume and includes 103 steel engravings, including 52 city views and 48 costume depictions, made by artists such as Catel, Gail and Pinelli.
- Volume dimensions: Medium
- Condition: Excellent
- Support: Paper
The engravings illustrate iconic places such as Milan, Venice, Rome and Naples, offering a fascinating journey through 19th-century Italy. The text is in German and includes detailed descriptions of the regions, making this work a valuable historical and cultural document.
G. Consoli Fiego, Cumae and the Phlegraean Fields, 1927
40,00 €G. Consoli Fiego
Cumae and the Phlegraean Fields
Volume con Illustrazioni e Cartina Archeologica dei Campi Flegrei
Elegante volume in tela editoriale, arricchito da un’immagine adesiva applicata sul piatto anteriore e da un tassello al dorso. Il testo, composto da VI-407 pagine, è accompagnato da ben 89 illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo, una pregevole illustrazione a colori e una dettagliata cartina archeologica dei Campi Flegrei, ripiegata e fuori testo.
- Era: 20th century
- Binding: Tela editoriale
- Pagine: VI + 407
- Illustrations: 89 illustrazioni in bianco e nero, una illustrazione a colori
- Extra: Cartina archeologica dei Campi Flegrei ripiegata
- Lingua: Inglese (traduzione di Alma Reed)
- Conditions: Ottime, con lievi segni di usura sul tassello del dorso
Un volume di grande interesse storico-archeologico, ideale per studiosi e appassionati del territorio dei Campi Flegrei. Perfettamente conservato, rappresenta un’importante testimonianza iconografica e documentaria.
GALANTI, Giuseppe Maria, Naples and surroundings, 1829
600,00 €Naples and surroundings It is a work of Joseph Maria Galanti, published in Naples in 1829.
This first edition in 8vo features a vignette on the frontispiece with a splendid view of the Gulf of Naples and includes 11 tables protected by tissue paper, of which 5 folds, together with 2 maps folded: the Map of Naples and the Map of the outlines of Naples.
- Dimensions: In 8vo
- Condition: Good, with small woodworm holes in the text and traces of woodworm in the inside margin of some pages
- Support: Contemporary red Moroccan with gold fillet on the plates and gold title on the spine
- Additional Features: Marbled endpapers and golden edges (slight defects)
This elegant first edition is a complete work celebrating the beauty of the Gulf of Naples, engraved by Gennaro Bartoli.
Giuseppe Galanti, Nuova guida per Napoli e suoi contorni, 1845
450,00 €Nuova guida per Napoli, e suoi contorni Of Giuseppe Galanti è un’opera pubblicata a Napoli nel 1845.
Questa preziosa guida ottocentesca offre una dettagliata descrizione della città partenopea e dei suoi dintorni, arricchita da eleganti incisioni che raffigurano palazzi, monumenti e vedute panoramiche. Il volume include anche una mappa di Napoli in antiporta, una del Golfo di Napoli e di Salerno, e una suggestiva veduta del Vesuvio.
- Era: 19th century
- Technique: Incisione calcografica
- Dimensions: Medie (mm 175×105)
- Condition: Buone (lievi fioriture marginali e minime tracce del tempo)
- Binding: Mezza pelle coeva con titoli e decorazioni dorate al dorso, piatti marmorizzati (abrasioni alle estremità)
Un’opera rara e affascinante, utile sia come guida storica che come testimonianza iconografica di Napoli e dei suoi dintorni nella prima metà dell’Ottocento.
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