149 - Charles-François MAZOIS and GAU. The Ruins of Pompeii. Paris, Didot, 1824–1838. 4 folio volumes, red half-calf with corner pieces, spine with 7 decorated raised bands (modern binding).

Charles-François MAZOIS and GAU. The Ruins of Pompeii. Paris, Didot, 1824–1838. 4 folio volumes, red half-calf with corner pieces, spine with 7 decorated raised bands (modern binding). Brunet, III-1561 / Vinet, 1721 /// I. (1f.)-59 / II. (2f.)-104-(1f.) / III. 79 / IV. (2f.)-VI-91-(1f.). A beautiful collection on Pompeii, illustrated with copper engravings, including a repeated title vignette, a title page engraved by Cipriani after Mazois, 46 illustrations in the text, and 202 plates outside the text, including 9 double-page plates and 6 in color. A student of Percier, Mazois began his work in 1809. He died in 1826, and the work was continued by the architect Gau, whose name appears on the title page of the last two volumes. Volume IV also contains a note by Artaud on Mazois and a note by Quatremère de Quincy on a mosaic discovered in 1835. Spine slightly faded. A few foxing spots on some plates.