Quarto. One of 75 copies on large paper. In two volumes. [10], 211, [9]; [6], 152pp, [10] With 10 plates. Original publisher's vellum, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed and discoloured, spines dulled. Scattered spotting, publisher's advertisements tipped-in to FFEPs - typed bookseller description pasted to that of Vol. I.

The first edition of a biographical and descriptive account of the life and career of Italian engraver Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), with some observations on contemporary demand for, and value of, his prints, and a list of upwards of 2,000 of his works.