Anatomical Studies of The Bones and Muscles for The Use of Artists, from Drawings by The Late John Flaxman, Esq. R.A. engraved by Henry Landseer, with Two Additional Plates; and Explanatory Notes by William Robertson
London: M. A. Nattali, 1833. Hardbound. Black library buckram. Large frontispiece engraving of Flaxman, and 20 of 21 large, full-page plates following the 13 pp. of explanatory title-page, text and notes. Oversize. good+ (ex-library with expected marks. additionally, title page and final plate are marked with a perforation stamp and all plates are stamped on front with ink stamp. some spotting/foxing. plate two was cut out of book. wear and soiling to exterior with beginning of fraying at spine ends). Item #104342.1
A very nice copy of a scarce title. This book measures 12.5 inches by 19.5 inches. In addition to the frontispiece, there are 21 engraved plates. The numbered pages preceding the plates stop at 13, and there is a blank verso to the page numbered 134, and then there is the first plate.
Price: $395.00