[ITALIA] - L'Italia, la Sicilia, le isole Eolie, l'isola d'Elba, la Sardegna, Malta, l'isola di Calipso, ecc. ...

[ITALIA] - L'Italia, la Sicilia, le isole Eolie, l'isola d'Elba, la Sardegna, Malta, l'isola di Calipso, ecc. secondo le ispirazioni, le indagini, i lavori de' signori il visconte di Chateaubriand, Lamartine, Raoul-Rochette, il conte di Forbin, Piranesi, Mazara. Turin: Giuseppe Pomba, 1834-37. First Italian edition with additions and corrections of this work with numerous engraved plates illustrating views, cities and palaces of Italy. 5 tomes in 8 volumes and the first two volumes of the second edition, 8vo (249 x 162mm). Numerous plates (occasional foxing and browning). Contemporary half calf, red spine labels (some rubbing and scuffing). Included in the lot are also the first two volumes of the second edition. The lot is sold not subject to return but the plates are ca. 294 in the 5 tomes of the first edition and many more in the other two volumes.