ITALY. SAINT-NON (Abbé Jean Claude RICHARD DE).... Lot 26

[ITALY]. SAINT-NON (Abbé Jean Claude RICHARD DE). Voyage pittoresque ou Description des Royaumes de Naples et de Sicile [...]. In Paris, 1781-1786. 5 parts in 4 large volumes in-folio, marbled calf, fine gilt roulette framing the boards, spine ribbed and decorated, red and green morocco title-pieces, gilt edges (period binding). COPY ON LARGE PAPER. Five title finials, a dedication epistle on two pages, fifteen headbands, 96 vignettes and 305 engraved plates or views, some folded, including fourteen maps (some with watercolor lines) and many with two subjects. Covers damaged; corners dulled; binding of volumes III IV mismatched with damaged second board; some foxing and spotting, notably on a few plates, and a few russet quires. one of the most beautiful collections devoted to Italy. Cohen, 928.