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Title: Pompeiana: the Topography, Edifices, and Ornaments of Pompeii. Author: Gell, Sir William and John P. Gandy Place: London Publisher: Rodwell and Martin Date: 1824 Description: 2 volumes. xxxi, [1], 138; [2], 139-275, [1] pp. Illustrated with 77 plates including two colored and two maps. (4to) 26x17 cm (10¼x6½"), bound in quarter leather with marbled boards, marbled edges, leather spine labels with gilt lettering. New Edition. Sir William Gell was a classical English archeologist and illustrator collaborating with John P. Gandy, English architect, on this publication. Pompeiana is considered an important work helping to open the results of the excavations to English readers. "This edition is in fact a large paper issue of the first with a new title page" [Blackmer Sale]. A solid set of this long famous work. Lot Amendments Condition: Wear and soiling to leather and boards, rubbing to extremities; leather splitting down lower portion of spine on Vol. 2, corner of spine label missing; mild to moderate foxing; very good. Item number: 271399