"Royal Binding. Architecture And Archeology. Study Of The Vatican Crypts"
EXTRAORDINARY BOOK BOUND IN RED TAFILETE WITH GENUINE SUPERLIBRIS: M CROWNED. (COULD HE BE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN OF MEXICO, OR KING MAXIMILIAN OF BAVARIA? THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE VATICAN CRYPTS. ON A LARGER FOLIO AND ILLUSTRATED WITH PLANS, SECTIONS AND DETAILS OF TOMBS AND INSCRIPTIONS 42 ENGRAVINGS YEAR OF PUBLICATION 1840 SPLENDID PROOF ON EXCELLENT PAPER IN A SINGLE PRESENTATION COPY PROFESSIONAL RESTORATION IN THE LOWER PART OF THE BACK AND ONE OF THE POINTS.