DUPERRON DE CASTERA Louis-Adrien. HISTORY OF MONT... Lot 28

DUPERRON DE CASTERA Louis-Adrien. HISTORY OF MONT VÉSUVE, with an explanation of the phenomena phenomena that usually accompany the blazes on this mountain. All translated from l'Italien de l'Académie des Sciences de Naples. PARIS, HUART, 1741. One volume, in-12, XX pp. 361 pp. and (5) pp. in full contemporary marbled calf binding. 5-rib spine, highly ornate and gilded, with red red morocco title-piece, gilt roulette on the edges, red edges. Vintage bookplate. Nice Fine copy. Illustrated with two engraved fold-out plates of Mount Vesuvius and a large fold-out table. The plates show Mount Vesuvius as seen from the King's palace and the summit of Mount Vesuvius in cross-section. This text by Duperron de Castera appears to be a translation of Francesco Serao's "Istoria dell' incendio del Vesuvio accaduto nel mese di maggio dell' anno MDCCXXXVII".