ECKHEL, Abbé Josef Hilarius von - Lot 113

ECKHEL, Abbé Josef Hilarius von Choix des pierres gravées du cabinet impérial des antiques représentées en XL. planches Vienna, Joseph Noble de Kurzbeck, 1788 THE PRESTIGIOUS HABSBURG CAMEO COLLECTION. BINDING COPY FOR THE DUKE OF SUSSEX, SON AND BROTHER OF THE KING OF ENGLAND, ALSO COPY FOR LORD DERBY ORIGINAL EDITION In-folio (375 x 262 mm) PRINTING: copy printed on fine laid paper, partially untrimmed ILLUSTRATION: 40 full-page printed plates, drawn by Kibler, Kohl and engraved by Kohl, Mark, Ponheimer, Mansfeld, Adam, Durmer, Schülz BINDING SIGNED BY C. LEWIS (1786-1836). Red long-grained morocco, gilt decoration, fleuron at the corners, roulette and filleting, blue paper endpapers, gilt edges. PROVENANCE: Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843; large armorial bookplate) -- Edward Simth-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby (1775-1851; bookplate) with markings from his Knowsley Hall library Slight foxing. Restored spine "This magnificent work, which Millin regarded as a model for this type of publication, marked a turning point in the study of numismatics" (Blackmer). BIBLIOGRAPHY : Brunet, I, col. 938, who distinguishes a large paper for this book -- Blackmer 529 -- Cohen-de Ricci, col. 343, who cites no copy -- Seymour de Ricci, English collectors, p. 118 -- Antiquité, Lumières et Révolution. Abbé Leblond (1738-1809). Second founder of the Mazarine Library. Paris, 2009 -- De Backer-Sommervogel III, 333