[ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]. [RAPHAEL (pseudonym of DA URBINO, Raffaello Sanzio, 1483-1520), after]. [Soffiti delle Loggie del Vaticano]. [Rome, 1776]. Elephant folio. Illustrated with 13 double-page engraved plates of the ceilings of the Vatican Loggias. Text size approximately 26 x 16 1/2" . No title-page or text leaves. Bound in contemporary half brown diced calf, spine ruled in gilt, red gilt morocco lettering label on front board. 

Spine nearly completely perished, binding heavily worn and soiled, boards partially loose, some of the mounts creased and torn, plates foxed, ownership inscription on ffep. Fair. FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND PART (ONLY) OF A THREE-PART WORK. Plates engraved by Giovanni Ottaviani, Giovanni Volpato, Pietro Camporese, and Gaetano Savorelli. Rare.