Luigi MAYER. Views in Egypt, From the Original Drawings in t - Lot 59

Luigi MAYER. Views in Egypt, From the Original Drawings in the Possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, Taken During His Embassy To Constantinople London, Bensley, Bowyer, 1804. In-folio, brown basane, framed with straight gilt fillets and roulettes, central finial and cold spandrels, 5-rib spine (modern), gilt edges (period binding). Abbey, 369 // Blackmer, 1097 // Colas, 2018 // Lipperheide, 1577 /// (2f.)-102-(1f.).Second edition of this work illustrated with 48 beautiful aquatints drawn by Luigi Mayer and engraved under the direction of Thomas Milton. The plates are particularly delicate in their color execution. Binding restored with spine redone, tear at foot of one leaf with damage to text.