THE STONES OF VENICE: The Foundations. The Sea-Stories. The Fall. (3 Volumes)

FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST IMPRESSIONS 3 Volumes. Royal 8vo. (approx. 27 x 19cm), uniformly bound in publisher's decorative brown cloth with gilt titles to spines, gilt decorations to all boards, and blind-embossed decoration all over. t.e.g. Volume I: 413pp. plus 2pp. Publisher's Prospectus for Examples of the Architecture of Venice and Volume II of The Stones of Venice at rear. Errata slip following List of Plates. Illustrated with 21 tissue-guarded plates (3 hand-coloured, 7 Sepia and 11 b/w) plus 72 figs. within the text. Volume II: 393pp. plus Publisher's 16pp. catalogue, dated September 1853, at rear. Illustrated with 20 tissue-guarded plates (2 hand-coloured and 18 b/w) plus 38 figs. within the text. Volume III: 362pp. plus Publisher's 16pp. catalogue, dated October 1853, at rear. Illustrated with 12 tissue-guarded plates (11 b/w and 1 blue monochrome) plus 4 figs. and 4 Gallery plans within the text. All volumes have the armorial bookplate of James Milnes Stansfield to front pastedown and his signature to ffep (also to top of title page of Vol. III). All volumes have occasional light foxing, mainly to foredges and plates of Vols. II and III. Vol. I has split hinge between main text and Publisher's prospectus, resulting in last few pages a little proud. Otherwise bindings nice and firm. First plate in Vol. III partly detached. Light wear to tops and bases of spines and corners otherwise a VERY GOOD SET.