DELLA - TORRE Jean - Marie. HISTORY AND PHENOMENA OF VESUVIUS... Translation from Italian
by M. l'Abbé Péton. PARIS, HÉRISSANT, 1760. one volume, in-12, XXIV pp. 399 pp. full contemporary binding
spotted calf binding. 5-nerved spine with gilt fleuronné and old red morocco
old red morocco, gilt fillet on the edges, red edges. Minor wear to headpieces, epidermis.
Rare first edition, illustrated with 6 fold-out plates in fine, including the fold-out map.
The work contains a biobliography of all the authors who have written about the volcano. In addition, the author does not confine himself to
the various eruptions and characteristics of the volcano, but seeks to unravel the mystery and physical laws of the earth.
of the earth.
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