Large paper copy with rare supplementary volume

Author

CANOVA, Antonio.

Title

The works
in sculpture and modelling, engraved in outline by Henry Moses with descriptions from the Italian of the Countess Abruzzi, and a biographical memoir by Count Cicognara.

Published, Date

Septimus Prowett, London,1824-28.

Description

First edition. LARGE PAPER COPY. 3 vols, 4to (27 x 38 cm), engraved portrait frontispiece by William Henry Worthington after Francois-Xavier Fabre, engraved death-bed portrait by Moses after Luigi Azimonti, 149 engraved plates by Moses after sculptures by Canova, 6 other engraved plates by Moses, (157 in total), bookplates of John Cottrell Powell (1798-1834) and John Christie on front pastedown some light browning and spotting to text leaves, scattered spotting on some plates, bound in contemporary blue morocco gilt, gilt edges; a very good copy.

Note

The first two volumes of Prowett's collection of engravings of Canova's plastic works were published in 1824, and a third, supplementary volume was issued in 1828; it is uncommon to find complete, three-volume sets of the large-paper issue at auction, particularly in a contemporary morocco binding. This edition was issued in three formats: octavo at lb6. 6s; large-paper quarto (as here) at lb9. 9s; and 50 india-paper copies at lb16. 16s (cf. Brunet and Lowndes, both calling for one portrait and one plate less than here).

References

Brunet I, 1547; Lowndes pp. 366-367. (3)

Stock Number

73558