Relazione dell'ultima eruzione del Vesuvio. Accaduta nel mese di agosto di questo anno 1779. Rélation de la dernière éruption du Vésuve. Arrivée au mois d'Août de cette année 1779.
Torcia, M.
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Napoli, Raimondi, 1779. 8vo (18.6 x 12.0 cm). Two title pages (Italian and French) with different engraved vignettes, [vi], 135 pp. (separated by a blank page), one folded engraved view of the eruption engraved by Boilly and nicely hand-coloured by Volaire. Contemporary vellum. Spine with gilt-lettered label. = This is a rare, bilingual book on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1779 with a very nice view of the eruption, very much in the style of Sir William Hamilton. The author, Michele Torcia (1736-1808) dedicated the work to Signor Domaschneff, director of the Imperial Russian Academy in St. Petersburg. In the introduction he relates to Docteur Pallas, also of the St. Petersburg Academy, the following: "l'Honneur que Vous m'avez accordé de me faire charger par le canal de Mons. le Docteur Pallas de former une collection de laves du Vésuve pour votre usage, et les faveurs signalées dont Monsieur le Comte Gicca et les bouches de la Rénommée disent que Vous savez combler tout le corps des Savans en général, et celui du vaste Empire de Russie dont l'Immortelle Catherine, pendant trois soirées consécutives, près du bord de la mer, au quartier du Palais Royal de Naples, à la distance de près de huit milles, c'est-à-dire à portée de voir le beau des opérations fulminantes de la montagne sans courir le danger de ses volées, ni même en entendre le bruit: c'ést une ébauche en petit du tableau magnifique et terrible que cet inépuisable Volcan vient de nous présenter de ses effets en grand". Torcia was a friend of Abbé Galiani and Antoni Genovesi. As far as we can see, this book is found in only one German library and not in Vienna, Paris, Cambridge, and London. Vague stamp on the French title, one page with a small marginal repair with the loss of a few letters. One little spot in the text, otherwise a very good copy. Neither in Cat. BM(NH) nor in Ward and Carozzi. Seller Inventory # 48850
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Relazione dell' ultima eruzione del Vesuvio : accaduta nel mese di agosto di questo anno 1779 = Rélation de la dernière èruption du Vésuve : arrivée au mois d'Août de cette année 1779 1779 [Leather Bound]
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1779 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 162 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 162 Language: French,Italian. Seller Inventory # LB990002393077
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Relazione dell?ultima eruzione del Vesuvio. Accaduta nel mese di Agosto di questo anno 1799. Rélation de la dernière eruption du Vésuve. Arrivée au mois d?Août de cette année 1779.
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Seller: Antiquariat Fatzer ILAB, Zug, Switzerland
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Napoli, Raimondi 1799. 8°. Zwei Titelblätter (ital./franz) mit 2 verschiedenen Titelvignetten, (VII), 135 S. (ital./franz.), (1) S. und 1 gefaltete Kupfertafel (Vulkanausbruch). Pergament der Zeit mit goldgepr. Rückentitel. Seltenes zweisprachiges Werk mit einer schönen nicht kolorierten gest. Tafel von Boilly. Etwas stockfleckig. Gutes Exemplar. Seller Inventory # 55031
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