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Dyer, Thomas H.
Pompeii. Its History, Buildings, and Antiquities.
Publisher: George Bell & Sons, York Street, Covent Garden, London;
Date of Publication: 1875
Stock Code: 15508
‘A new edition’, after the first of 1867. Small octavo, pp., xv, [1], 587, [1], plus engraved frontispiece, 3 plans (1 double-page, and 1 folding), 5 engraved plates (1 folding), and 278 wood-engravings within text. Collated and complete. Full polished calf; spine on five raised bands; ornamented in gilt to compartments; titled in gilt to red leather spine label; gilt double fillets to boards; gilt rolls to edges; rolls in blind to dentelles; all edges marbled; marbled end-papers. Ownership inscription of one ‘J. R. Turnbull’ in black letter script to front free end-paper. Shelf-wear to extremities; a few light scuffs to boards; binding otherwise strong and square. Large tear to first joint of second plan; a few very occasional spots of toning; otherwise internally clean and in good order. A very good copy. A detailed antiquarian study of the destruction of Pompeii. The illustrations within depict architecture, material culture and daily life in the city. A handsomely bound copy. £50.00