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Paperback / softback. New. In this new, two-volume edition of Pompeiana published in 1832, British archaeologist Sir William Gell presents and preserves the most recent findings of the excavations at Pompeii in text and illustration. The second volume of Gell's work discusses two of Pompeii's doomed homes and the domestic artifacts found there.

Paperback / softback. New. In this new, two-volume edition of Pompeiana published in 1832, British archaeologist Sir William Gell presents and preserves the most recent findings of the excavations at Pompeii in text and illustration. The first volume focuses on sites such as the city baths, the forum, and the 'temple of Fortune'.

Paperback / softback. New. Published from 1817 to 1819, Pompeiana was the joint project of archaeologist William Gell and architect John P. Gandy. Their work helped display and preserve then recent discoveries at Pompeii by means of historical discussion, analysis, and the inclusion of over 75 illustrative plates detailing various items of archaeological interest.

Paperback / softback. New. Published from 1817 to 1819, Pompeiana was the joint project of archaeologist William Gell and architect John P. Gandy. Their work helped display and preserve then recent discoveries at Pompeii by means of historical discussion, analysis, and the inclusion of over 75 illustrative plates detailing various items of archaeological interest.

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hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Mixed media product. New. In this new, two-volume edition of Pompeiana published in 1832, British archaeologist Sir William Gell presents and preserves the most recent findings of the excavations at Pompeii in text and illustration.

31 engraved plates (plate 86 excluded by publisher) lacking front board; scattered foxing; otherwise very good.; 8vo; 207 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Lewis A. Lewis, London, 1837. hardback. Bound in 1/2 leather with marbled boards. Good condition with wear and with the bottom 2 inches of volume 1 missing- front hinge has started on both volumes.

London, UK: Henry G. Bohn. P/No Dustjacket. 1852. 3rd Edition. Cloth. writing in marker on bottom edges. . Sm 4to., 208 pp., cover rubbed, chipped, frayed, gutters splitting, hinges cracked, shaken, loose plates, foxing & toning .

London:: Chatto and Windus,. Very Good. 1875. Hardcover. Illustrated - including six fold-outs and two color plates. A later edition. Octavo, half bound in light brown leather, marbled boards, gilt lettering and ornate design on the spine, five raised bands on the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Moderate edge wear, book-plate (with no name on it) on front paste-down, else very good. Binding is solid. ; 148 pages .

London: Jennings and Chaplin, 1832. Hardback. Fair/No Jacket. 2189 4to. Half leather on marbled boards, gilt titles. All plates present, including two coloured; many of the illustrations referred to as vignettes by Gell are present as tipped-in mini-plates. Condition notes: Plates overall in very good condition, with blank leaves as guards (not tissue guards); there is a general tendency to age darkening but only one or two of the plates are significantly browned or foxed. Particular exceptions are the Portrait and frontis of Volume 1, which are detached (the latter with title page and first leaf of Contents lists), with foxing and rolled edges and the frontis of Volume 2, which is detached and badly foxed. Externally both volumes are in a poor way; spine strips have parted from rear boards, leather is very rubbed, spine strip of Volume 2 split. Volume 1 has both boards detached, text block sound apart from first few pages as noted above. Volume 2 is similar, (ie both boards detached) but… Read More

London: Jennings and Chaplin, 1832. Used - Acceptable. 198 pp.; 207 pp. Both volumes disbound; all of the binding is present, but the covers are mostly detached. The volumes have not been pillaged for plates, but all the plates show some foxing, ranging from marginal and slight to invasive and severe. Still a usable working copy for an individual scholar; otherwise a binding copy only.