An Inquiry into the Origin and Early History of Engraving, Upon Copper and in Wood, with an Account of Engravers and Their Works, from the Invention of Chalcography by Maso Finiguerra, to the Time of Marc' Antonio Raimondi:

An Inquiry into the Origin and Early History of Engraving, Upon Copper and in Wood, with an Account of Engravers and Their Works, from the Invention of Chalcography by Maso Finiguerra, to the Time of Marc' Antonio Raimondi: Volume 1 and 2

Ottley, William Young

London: Printed for J. and A. Arch by J. McCreery, 1816. Hardcover. Brown leather boards with green and black mounted title and volume cards on the spine with gilt lettering; two volumes; 836 pp.; richly illustrated; folding plates. Poor boards, Good interiors (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; front covers are detached; rear cover of volume 2 is detached; spines are heavily worn and chipped; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; interiors have some light dampstaining approximately 5 mm thick to the edge of the first 20 or so pages of volume one; interiors are lightly toned with occasional smudging or foxing; textblocks appear solid.). Item #200087

Folded plates here are in very nice condition. There are four prints by Albrecht Durer in these volumes, printed from the original blocks.