Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (Italian, 1720-1778), Bound volume containing 30 Etchings from his Vases and Ornaments series [Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi], late 18th century (c.1780s), etchings on heavy laid paper with watermark (fleur-de-lis in double circle with CB monogram at top), sheets 20.75 x 29.5 inches. No title page. Hardcover, in a 19th century 1/2 leather binding, leather title label, gilt edges, marbled endpapers. Provenance: deaccessioned from a regional institution; will include a letter of deaccession from the institution.

Soft vertical crease down the center of all sheets; light foxing throughout; some light soil and discoloration in places, mostly visible in the margins; handwritten plate number in pencil to upper right corners. Two ex-library bookplates affixed to the front pastedown and a small withdrawn stamp to the rear pastedown, but no other signs of previous ownership. Binding heavily worn along the edges. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .