Accession number
PML 145626
Creator
Christie, James, 1773-1831.
Published
London : Printed by William Bulmer and Co. ... for T. Becket, 1806.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Attributed to James Christie. Cf. Halkett & Laing.
Engraved vignette on t.p.; engraved plates and head- and tailpieces by Antony Cardon after Andrea Tendi.
A second revised and enlarged edition was published in 1825 with title: Disquisition upon the painted Greek vases, and their probable connection with the show of the Eleusinian and other mysteries.
Engraved vignette on t.p.; engraved plates and head- and tailpieces by Antony Cardon after Andrea Tendi.
A second revised and enlarged edition was published in 1825 with title: Disquisition upon the painted Greek vases, and their probable connection with the show of the Eleusinian and other mysteries.
Description
vi p., [2], 7-99 p., XVI leaves of plates : ill. (engraving) ; 38 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Presentation inscription on 3rd front flyleaf: To Jas. Edwards Esqr. from the Author".
Provenance
Bookplate: "Rousdon, Devon"; gift inscription by the author to James Edwards; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Purple morocco tooled in gilt, possibly the work of Dawson and Lewis.
Classification
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