[3 volumes] The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
New York: Heritage Press. 1946. Binding: Pictorial paper boards backed in brown cloth. Spines with gilt lettering and decoration. Top edges purple. Housed in brown paper slipcases.
, Notes: A very good example of this set, illustrated with reproductions of Piranesi’s renown etchings of Rome.
Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi (1720 – 1778) was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (Carceri d'invenzione). He was the father of Francesco Piranesi, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.
, Size: 8vo. (240 x 160 mm), Volume: 3 volumes. , Category: Book Classics;. Light wear to slipcases, interiors clean and crisp. Item #B7264
Price: $150.00