VALENTINA TSVETKOVA (1917-2007) Naples. Vesuvius
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VALENTINA TSVETKOVA (1917-2007) Naples. Vesuvius inscrit en cyrillique, étiquette d'une exposition en 1968 (au verso) huile sur toile ( ?) marouflée sur carton 12.5 x 18 cm

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VALENTINA TSVETKOVA (1917-2007) Naples. Vesuvius

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Estim. 40 - 50 EUR

Italy - DELLA TORRE (Giovanni Maria). History and phenomena of Vesuvius. Naples, Donato Campo, 1771. In-8, stiff vellum, smooth spine, blue title page (contemporary binding). Illustrated with 10 folding engraved plates. Some foxing, worn edges and corners.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 200 EUR

SERAO, Francis. Istoria dell'Incendio del Vesuvio Accaduto nel mese di Maggio dell'Anno MDCCXXXVII. Written for the Academy of Sciences. Naples, Novello De Bonis, 1738. 4to. 264x200 mm. Coeval binding in stiff vellum, speckled edges. Pages [8], 163,1 blank. 2 folded engraved plates. Frieze on Frontispiece, Italic and Roman Character, Xylographic Initials, text in two columns in Italian and Latin. Ex libris by Antonio Moreno Martín stamped in the guard sheet. Fine specimen with wide margins. Rare first edition. Pioneering work in volcanology. This edition, bearing the Latin text opposite, was intended for the national and international market; two other issues of the same year carried only the Italian or Latin text. Very important scientific description of the devastating eruption of Vesuvius that occurred between May 14 and June 4, 1737, and on May 24 caused the complete destruction of Torre del Greco. The treatise was highly praised by Ferdinando Galiani in his Catalogue of Subjects Belonging to Vesuvius, and translated into French and English. Also of particular interest are the two large copper-engraved plates: one depicts the two craters in section and the other a wide view of Vesuvius. Serao (1702-1783), protomedico of the Kingdom of Naples, was the first to give a rigorously scientific description of the eruptions of Vesuvius. Darley: "Serao was to first use the word lava, derived from the Latin labes for fall or slide. In an attempt to add a positive note, his account ended with some safety measure, suggesting that people build dykes and ditches or divert and divide the main flow of molten material as had proved effective at Etna." This edition, bearing the Latin text opposite, was intended for the national and international market; two other issues of the same year bore only the Italian or Latin text.Prestigious specimen of prestigious provenance, belonging to Spanish bibliophile Antonio Moreno Martín, 1916-1990, who created one of Spain's richest collections. Melzi, Anonime e pseudonime, 1., p. 3. Galiani n. 48; Furchheim pp. 180-82, G. Darley, Vesuvius, London 2011, p. 65-66. For A. M. Martin: María Dolores Segura del Pino, Diccionario Biográfico de Almería, Instituto de Estudios Almerienses / Fundación Cajamar, Almería, 2006, pp. 267-268. 4to. 264x200 mm. Contemporary stiff vellum, marbled edges. Pages [8], 163, 1 blank. 2 folding engraved plates. Woodcut vignette on the title page, Italic and Roman type, Woodcut decorative Initials, text in two columns in Italian and Latin. Ex libris of Antonio Moreno Martín stamped on endpaper. A fine copy with wide margins. Rare first edition. Pioneering work of volcanology. Very important scientific description of the devastating eruption of Vesuvius which took place between May 14 and June 4, 1737, and which on May 24 caused the complete destruction of Torre del Greco. The treatise was highly praised by Ferdinando Galiani in his 'Catalogo delle materie appartenenti al Vesuvio,' and translated into French and English. Also of particular interest are the two large plates engraved in copper: one depicts the two craters in section and the other a broad view of Vesuvius. Serao (1702-1783), protomedical doctor of the Kingdom of Naples, was the first to give a rigorously scientific description of the eruptions of Vesuvius.Darley: "Serao was to first use the word lava, derived from the Latin labes for fall or slide. In an attempt to add a positive note, his account of him ended with some safety measure, suggesting that people build dykes and ditches or divert and divide the main flow of molten material as had proved effective at Etna." This edition, bearing the facing Latin text, was intended for the national and international market; two other issues of the same year carried only the Italian or Latin text.Copy of prestigious provenance, which belonged to the Spanish bibliophile Antonio Moreno Martín, 1916-1990, who created one of the richest collections in Spain.

Estim. 800 - 1 000 EUR

DELLA TORRE, John Mary. Histoire et phénomènes du Vésuve. Paris, Jean-Thomas Hérissant, 1760 In small 8vo, 168 x 95 mm. Coeval binding in marbled stock, title and friezes in gold on spine, marbled guard sheets, red boards. Pages XXIV, 399, 1 blank. 1 engraved and folded map depicting Naples and its environs, 5 engraved and folded plates at end of volume with views of Vesuvius. Heraldic ex libris topped with marquis crown pasted to the counterplate and verso of the guard sheet. Slight traces of use to binding, nice copy. First French edition. Della-Torre, librarian of the Bourbon Museum, scientist and volcanologist, observed the eruptions of Vesuvius in 1751 and 1754. In this work, published in Italian in 1755, he not only described the eruptions but the characteristics of the volcano, and sought to understand the mystery and physical laws of the earth. To complete his exposition he referred to what had been written on the subject since Antiquity. This French edition is expanded: it also contains the "Dissertation critique" by Father Gaetan d'Amato (p. 295 - 370) and, at the end, the interesting additions by Della Torre himself. The fold-out plates outside the text at the end of the volume depict the phases of the eruptions. Quérard IX, 505. Small 8vo, 168 x 95 mm. Contemporary marbled roan binding, gold title and friezes on the spine, marbled endpapers, red edges. Pages XXIV, 399, 1 blank. One engraved folded map depicting Naples and its surroundings, 5 folded plates at the end of the volume with views of Vesuvius. Heraldic ex libris surmouted by a marquis crown glued to the insidecover and the verso of the endpaper. Slight traces of use to the binding, a good copy. First French edition. Della-Torre, librarian of the Bourbon Museum, scientist and volcanologist, observed the eruptions of Vesuvius in 1751 and 1754. In this work, published in Italian in 1755, he does not limit himself to describing the eruptions but the characteristics of the volcano, but tries to understand the mystery and physical laws of the earth. To complete his exposition he referred to what had been written on the subject from Antiquity. This French edition has been expanded: it also contains the "Dissertation critique" by Father Gaetan d'Amato (p. 295 - 370) and, finally, the interesting additions by Della Torre himself. The plates folded out of the text at the end of the volume depict the phases of the eruptions.

Estim. 700 - 800 EUR

Guida de' Forestieri per la città di Napoli In cui si contiene tutte le notizie topografiche della Città, e degli Edificj sacri e pubblici da tempi antichi insino al di oggi. Naples, Nunzio Rossi, 1788 8vo piccolo. 155x95 mm. Coeval binding in full stiff vellum, manuscript title to spine. Pages VIII, including Occhietto and Frontispiece, 364. Antiporta, 9 full-page plates outside text, Plan of Naples, View of Vesuvius and Facade of the Royal Palace folded several times. Total of 13 copper-engraved plates. Some slight defects, good genuine copy. Rare illustrated edition. Famous, richly illustrated guide to Naples, which incorporates and greatly enlarges Pompeo Sarnelli's guide. Particularly valuable for the accuracy of the descriptions and for the illustrations, especially the large map of Naples and the view of Vesuvius smoking, folded several times. Under the image of Vesuvius the list of eruptions, from 1660 to 1770.G. Ceci 1937, v. I, p.33; NUC pre-1956, v. 521, p. 116. Small 8vo. 155x95 mm. Contemporary binding in stiff vellum parchment, handwritten title on the spine. Pages VIII, including Halftitle and Titlepage, 364. Frontispiece, 9 full-page plates out of text, Plan of Naples, View of Vesuvius and Facade of the Royal Palace folded several times. A total of 13 copper engraved plates. Some minor defects, good unsophisticated copy. Rare illustrated edition. Famous guide of Naples, richly illustrated, which takes up Pompeo Sarnelli's guide and expands it greatly. Particularly valuable for the accuracy of the descriptions and illustrations, in particular the large map of Naples and the view of the smoking Vesuvius, folded several times. Below the image of Vesuvius is the list of eruptions, from 1660 to 1770.

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