Le vestigia, e rarità di Roma antica [...].

2 pts in 1 vol., 4to: [12]-195-[1 bl.], [8]-77 pp.; 40 pl. (some sl. foxing, ff. in begin. of 2nd part sl. age-toned, K2 blank).

Contemp. vellum, flat spine with gilt-titled label, red spr. edges. Good copy.

First edition of this work on ancient and modern Rome by F. de Ficoroni (1664-1747), Italian connoisseur and antiquarian in Rome. Illustrated with copper-engravings: 38 full-page pl., 2 fold. pl. and 28 in-text ill. depicting mostly views of antique buildings and sculptures; orn. initials and title-vignette with the coat of arms of pope Benedict XIV.
Ref. Cicognara 3722.
Prov. Elisabeth Gascoigne Nightingale (1731-1755), daughter of Joseph Gascoigne Nightingale (1695-1752), British politician and wife of Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne (?) (contemp. ms. entry).