Lot 103: STUART, James (17313-1788) and Nicholas REVETT (1720-1804). The Antiquities of Athens . London: John Haberkorn, 1762. Vol. I only, 2° (565 x 376mm). 71 etched and engraved plates after Stuart and Revett, most by James Basire and Edward Rooker,

STUART, James (17313-1788) and Nicholas REVETT (1720-1804). The Antiquities of Athens. London: John Haberkorn, 1762. Vol. I only, 2° (565 x 376mm). 71 etched and engraved plates after Stuart and Revett, most by James Basire and Edward Rooker, two double-page, 13 etched vignettes. Errata leaf loosely inserted. (Some variable browning and occasional waterstaining, some plates detached, one detached plate with marginal crease, the second double-page plate with short tear.) Contemporary half sheep over blue boards, uncut (spine block broken).

UNCUT COPY. The first plate is a picturesque double-page view of Athens from the foot of Mount Anchesmus. The other plates are in five separately numbered groups, the first in each group being a picturesque view, while the remainder consist of a measured plan, elevations, sections, and details of ornament or sculptures in the building described. Plate XIII, chapter 3, is one of several plates in this copy without the artist's signature, indicating an early state. RIBA IV, 3183; Fowler 340; Millard II, 81.