Sketches of Vesuvius, with Short Accounts of its Principal Eruptions, From the Commencement of the Christian Era to the Present Time.

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Contains a historical overview of the volcano's principal eruptions from the beginning of the Christian era up to the early 19th century. Uncommon, First English Edition, in attractive, half speckled calf over marbled boards. Spine, faded slightly, raised bands, gilt & blind tooling, gilt titles to red morocco label. Internally, (16) adverts, frontis, [8], [1], 2-93 pp, [1], 17 plates (1 coloured & 4 folding), short crease tear to 1, the first edition had been published in Italy the year earlier. (227*143 mm). (Lavis, p174, Bibliography of the Geology and Eruptive Phenomena of the South Italian Volcanoes). A beautiful blend of travel narrative, scientific observation, and visual art. It doesn't just dramatize Vesuvius as a dangerous, sublime spectacle - it carefully maps and records its activity