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ANTHROPOMORPHISM. - BŐTTGER, Adolf: Die Pilgerfahrt der Blumengeister.
Leipzig, 1854, 2nd ed.; 4to, 296 pp, 36 orig. col. steel engravings.Restored leather spine on linen; embossed front board, foxing throughout; working copy This is the German edition of the well-known book by Granville , ‘Les Fleurs Animées’, showing flowers in human form. |
£ 850 |
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MYTHOLOGY. – CARTARI, Vincenzo: Le Imagini de gli Die de gli Antichi del Signor Vincenzo Cartari Reggiano,…
Venice, Evangelista Deuchino, 1624, 2nd ed.; small 4to, 418 pp, with over 80 copper engravings within text; original leather binding; rubbed, spine chipped and hinges loose; end paper lost; pagination erratic: pp342/343 omitted, pp344/345 duplicated, pp 377-384 missing.
Cartari’s best known work of depictions of antique gods and description of antique religions, idols, rites and ceremonies. |
£600 |
