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an old book with a picture of a statue in the middle of itan old book with a drawing of a woman in a dressan old book with a drawing of a monument in the middle of itan old book with a black and white title on ittwo pages of a book with pictures of a building in itan open book with a map on it on a tablean old map of the island of guernsey in the middle of the 19th centuryan open book with a picture of a group of people on itan open book with a drawing of a city on itan open book that has a bunch of pages on itseveral old books are stacked on top of each other on a chairthree old books sitting on top of each other on a white surface
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153 - HOUËL (Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent).
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
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HOUËL (Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent). A Picturesque Journey through the Islands of Sicily, Malta and Lipari, in which the antiquities still found there are discussed; the principal natural phenomena to be found there; the dress of the inhabitants, and certain customs. Paris, printed by the publisher, 1782–87. 4 folio volumes, first edition illustrated with 264 plates engraved in aquatint from Jean Houël’s red chalk drawings from life, produced during his travels in Italy and Malta from 1776 to 1779, depicting views, costumes, scenes of daily life, festivals, landscapes, towns (including a fold-out view of Messina), and volcanic activity, including a double fold-out plate CCXLV–CCXLVI depicting a map of Sicily. Brown half-basane binding, spine with six raised bands, covers of green-tinted paper. (scattered foxing, rare soiling, minor repairs to the title page and half-title of the first volume, some leaves browned, binding rubbed, plate 8 erroneously numbered IX, plate 101 incorrectly numbered CII, restoration on plate 103, water stain on plate 157 and lighter ones on plates 159, 161, marginal restoration on page 54 of the third volume, a small marginal loss of paper on plate 195, plate 254 incorrectly numbered CCLIII, a small hole in the last plate)
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About the sale CLASSICAL ART, Asian collection, antique paintings & works of art
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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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