Clarke william barnard (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. First edition. The first edition of the complete two volume set popularising the archaeological discoveries of Pompeii, touring the readers through its buildings and artwork. The first edition of Pompeii, a scarce and fascinating arcaheological study of the famous Roman ruins, written and illustrated by English architect and archaeological writer William Barnard Clarke. Complete in two volumes, published between 1831-1832.Part of Charles Knight's Library of Entertaining Knowledge series. In the publisher's original brown cloth. Both volumes contains numerous in-text illustrations, as well asVolume I containing a frontispiece, a steel plate, and two folding plans, while Volume II contains a frontispiece and all three other steel plates. Collated complete. Contains a publisher's original advertisement to the beginning of each volume. Among the first English works to popularise the discoveries made at Pompeii for the wider public, Clarke delves tours the reader through the history and fascinating features uncovered seen in the Roman ruins. With Vesuvius's eruption forever preserving the town as a historical artefact, Clarke emphasises how Pompeii is an excellent source for understanding average Roman life. Volume I: Includes chapters on Roads, Walls, Ampitheatres and the Forum among others. Volume II: Includes chapters on Private Houses, Streets and Fountains, Mosaics and Tombs among others. Clarke was also the founding president of the London Architectural Society, and a celebrated cartographer of European cities. In the publisher's original brown cloth. Externally, faint fading patches to boards and fading to I spine. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, and to the extremities, with minor loss to II front board extremity. Small chips to spine label corners, and creases to II spine labels. Splits to rear joint and tail of front joint of II, and tail of front joint of I. Slight spotting to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are mostly bright and clean, with offsetting to leaves adjoining steel plates and a couple of spots to fist and final leaves. Good. William Barnard Clarke (illustrator). book. …

Zustand: Good. (London), Baldwin & Craddock, 1832. Broadsheet (303 x 401 mm). Small tear in lower margin. Garcia 3057. Engraved by T. E. Nicholson after a drwing by W. B. Clarke. It contains a plan map over Pompeii, a map of the Gulf of Naples, a view over the most known buildings of Pompeii, a fine panoramic view and a plan of the house of Pansas. Softcover / Paperback.…