ADAM, ROBERTRuins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia. [London]: Printed for the Author, 1764 Folio (536 x 365 mm), engraved frontispiece and 60 engraved plates on 54 sheets, some double-page and/or folding, printed list of subscribers; dampstaining and foxing throughout, a few plates cropped to the plate mark sometimes affecting captions or plate numbers, scattered marginal tears and repairs. Half morocco over decorative paper-covered boards; worn, covers detached. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. First edition. An elaborate of a rare private residence of the Imperial period. Of this publication Edward Gibbon remarked (The Decline and Fall, chap. 12): "There is reason to suspect that the elegance of his designs and engravings has somewhat flattered the objects which it was their purpose to represent."
ADAM, ROBERTRuins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia. [London]: Printed for the Author, 1764 Folio (536 x 365 mm), engraved frontispiece and 60 engraved plates on 54 sheets, some double-page and/or folding, printed list of subscribers; dampstaining and foxing throughout, a few plates cropped to the plate mark sometimes affecting captions or plate numbers, scattered marginal tears and repairs. Half morocco over decorative paper-covered boards; worn, covers detached. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. First edition. An elaborate of a rare private residence of the Imperial period. Of this publication Edward Gibbon remarked (The Decline and Fall, chap. 12): "There is reason to suspect that the elegance of his designs and engravings has somewhat flattered the objects which it was their purpose to represent."
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