Athens rare books

First edition. Landscape folio (67 x 54.5 cm), title-page printed in blue and black with pictorial lithograph vignette (restoration to edges and corners not touching text), dedication leaf with pictorial headpiece (long tear into text repaired not affecting sense), subscribers leaf (preface to verso), leaf of contents,14-page explanation of the panorama, engraved plan of Athens, 6 lithograph views of Athens on india paper by Lebaché after Lange, the panorama on 10 lithograph sheets by Lebaché after Stademann, each with onion skin overlays showing the prospect in outline with key numbers, plates 1, 3, and 4 with very short tears to fore-margin repaired, not touching image, well preserved in modern blue morocco-backed cloth portfolio with leather label to upper cover, ties.

8vo, 366 pp., 2 lithograph plates, later red half morocco gilt, top edge gilt,scattered foxing to fore-edge and outer margins, a very handsome copy.