FLAXMAN
FLAXMAN, John; (Engraved by T. PIROLI): Four Works: 1- The Odyssey of Homer Engraved by Thomas Piroli From The Compositions of John Flaxman Sculptor Rome. 1793. PP: Title, 28 numbered Plates; Plus a duplicate of plate 23 (24 plates in all). Oblong Folio, card covers. Plus a loosely inserted manuscript page, watermarked 1807; possibly by Rev. W. Gunn (with his bookplate). Very Good and clean Plates ; 2- The Iliad of Homer Engraved by Thomas Piroli Rome. 1793. PP: Title, 34 numbered Plates. Oblong Folio, card covers. (with Rev. W Gunn’s bookplate). Very Good and clean Plates; 3- Compositions from Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London, 1807. Oblong Folio, PP: Engraved Tile, Title, 38 numbered plates, Plus one not numbered; 38 numbered Plates; & 33 numbered Plates. Original embossed covers; rubbed. Occasional foxing; 4- Compositions from the Works, Days and Theogony of Hesiod. Engraved by WILLIAM BLAKE. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London, 1817. Oblong Folio (46 X 32 Cms.), PP: 37 Plates including title, plus 4 smaller pages of the publishers catalogue, dated Feb, 1817; bound-in at the front. Front pastedown Inscribed: “To the Rev. William Gunn, With the author’s affectionate respects” The inscription is very possibly by William Blake. Card covers; chipped & torn; foxing. (4)
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FLAXMAN, John; (Engraved by T. PIROLI): Four Works: 1- The Odyssey of Homer Engraved by Thomas Piroli From The Compositions of John Flaxman Sculptor Rome. 1793. PP: Title, 28 numbered Plates; Plus a duplicate of plate 23 (24 plates in all). Oblong Folio, card covers. Plus a loosely inserted manuscript page, watermarked 1807; possibly by Rev. W. Gunn (with his bookplate). Very Good and clean Plates ; 2- The Iliad of Homer Engraved by Thomas Piroli Rome. 1793. PP: Title, 34 numbered Plates. Oblong Folio, card covers. (with Rev. W Gunn’s bookplate). Very Good and clean Plates; 3- Compositions from Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London, 1807. Oblong Folio, PP: Engraved Tile, Title, 38 numbered plates, Plus one not numbered; 38 numbered Plates; & 33 numbered Plates. Original embossed covers; rubbed. Occasional foxing; 4- Compositions from the Works, Days and Theogony of Hesiod. Engraved by WILLIAM BLAKE. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London, 1817. Oblong Folio (46 X 32 Cms.), PP: 37 Plates including title, plus 4 smaller pages of the publishers catalogue, dated Feb, 1817; bound-in at the front. Front pastedown Inscribed: “To the Rev. William Gunn, With the author’s affectionate respects” The inscription is very possibly by William Blake. Card covers; chipped & torn; foxing. (4)
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