[Rarebooks] FS: Light's SICILIAN SCENERY, 1823, with 60 steel engravings

[Charles Agvent]

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LIGHT,  William.  SICILIAN  SCENERY FROM DRAWINGS BY P. De  WINT.  THE
ORIGINAL  SKETCHES  OF  MAJOR LIGHT. London: Rodwell  &  Martin  1823.
First  Edition.  Quarto  bound  in   full  contemporary  red  morocco,
elaborately  gilt. Beautifully illustrated with an engraved title-page
and  60  full-page steel engravings, each with a leaf  of  descriptive
text  (English on one side, the French translation on the verso) and a
tissue-guard.    Two  armorial  bookplates.   Rubbing  to  spine   and
extremities,  hinges  tender,  but still a  lovely  binding.  Contents
quite fresh. Very Good or better.                             $1750.00

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