VOGHERA, Luigi (1788-1840). Lavori e progetti di valenti architetti moderni. Milan: Soldini, 1862. Collection of 38 architectural projects mainly by the Cremonese architect Voghera, including projects for Milan: a new Via Vittorio Emanuele, a project for the city's monumental cemetery and a custom-house; a stock exchange for the city of Vienna, a civic palace, a new theater for Bergamo, and a building destined for a racecourse. Folio, (545 x 400 mm). Allegorical lithographic title-page, 95 engraved plates, some of which folded several times. Contemporary binding with calf spine, title gilt to spine (defects on spine and some chipping). (1)

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