Pompeii, Charles Knight, London, 1831
The Library of Entertaining Knowledge; Pompeii, Volume I. No author is stated although the observations of William Clarke are noted.
Published by Charles Knight, Pall Mall East, London et al. First edition, 1831. The second volume was published in 1832 and is not included here.
A good volume with leather spine and corners, with marbled boards. Covers bumped and shelf worn, with leather worn along edges. Endpapers a bit soiled with bookplate of a Charles J. Knowles to first pastedown.
Text is good with some staining and offsetting, with some corner creases. Well illustrated with woodcuts and steel plates, including 2 fold-out sections.
Text is in English.
x + 321pp + 1pp.
Dimensions: Approximately 162mm x 108mm x 23mm.
Weight: Approximately 266g.