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*HANCARVILLE (Pierre François Hugues, dit d')]. Veneres [et Priapi] uti observantur in gemmis antiquis. Leiden, sn, sd [19th c.]. In-8 of [1] f. engraved and colored title, 72 pp. in English and 70 plates (ch. 1-70) of engraved stones. Red long-grained morocco, richly decorated smooth spine, gilt title, gilt garland framing the boards, gilt edges (period binding). Scratches on the boards. Some foxing or light yellowing of leaves, slight transfers on the pages opposite the engravings. Rare English edition of this no less rare libertine work attributed to Baron d'Hancarville, who worked between 1765 and 1776 to catalog the antiquities collection of Sir Hamilton, British ambassador to the court of Naples. The original edition was published around 1771 (Gay III, 1808).

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*HANCARVILLE (Pierre François Hugues, dit d')]. Veneres [et Priapi] uti observantur in gemmis antiquis. Leiden, sn, sd [19th c.]. In-8 of [1] f. engraved and colored title, 72 pp. in English and 70 plates (ch. 1-70) of engraved stones. Red long-grained morocco, richly decorated smooth spine, gilt title, gilt garland framing the boards, gilt edges (period binding). Scratches on the boards. Some foxing or light yellowing of leaves, slight transfers on the pages opposite the engravings. Rare English edition of this no less rare libertine work attributed to Baron d'Hancarville, who worked between 1765 and 1776 to catalog the antiquities collection of Sir Hamilton, British ambassador to the court of Naples. The original edition was published around 1771 (Gay III, 1808).

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