1763. BOOK: (CLASSICAL ART-ARCHAEOLOGY). OVERBEKE,... Lot 12

1763. BOOK: (CLASSICAL ART-ARCHAEOLOGY). OVERBEKE, BONAVENTURE: LES RESTES DE L'ANCIENNE ROME, Recherchez avec soin, mesurez, deffinez sur les lieux, & gravez par feu.... La Haye: Chez Pierre Gosse junior, & Daniel Pinet, 1763. 3 vol. in large folio (51 x 40 cm). I: Frontis + Dedicatory + Portrait author + Folded plan of Rome + Title page + 12 h. + 90 pp. + 46 laminae Sign. [2 h.], a-k1, A-Z1, aA-Zz1. II: Title page + 85 p. + 50 plates Sign. [1 h.], A-Z1, Aa-Vv1. III: Cover + 65 pp. + 50 plates, one of them folded. Sign. [1 h.], A-Z1, aA-Kk1. Each vol. with own title page in two inks and intaglio engraving. Beautifully illustrated with intaglio headpieces and woodcut capitals. Complete work, with a total of 150 intaglio engravings, each accompanied by description. Vol. I, the frontispiece is designed by the author himself and engraved by M. Pool; the dedication plate and plan are designed and engraved by M. Pool; the author's portrait drawn by J.C. le Blon and engraved by C. Vermeulen. The plates are not signed. Heavy weight paper, intermittent signs of rust. Enc. with leather and water paper spine, rubbed; nerves and tejuelo, painted cuts. BNF 39341632. Vol. I: CCPB 1368487-6; Vol. II: CCPB 1368491-4; Vol. III: CCPB 1368493-0. Brunet IV, 264. Magnificent work dedicated to Queen Anna of England, on the monuments of classical Rome, meticulously captured at the beginning of the 18th century. The work we present is the second French edition, the first was in 1709.