LETAROUILLY (Paul-Marie) and Alphonse SIMIL The Vatican and the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome. Paris, Vve A. Morel et Cie, 1882. 3 large folio volumes in very worn laced folder. First edition of this important study illustrated with 264 plates hors texte, including 240 line engravings and 24 chromolithographs. The work was published posthumously by Alphonse Simil. Some foxing and spotting. Volume 1: 89 plates Volume 2: 79 plates. In the subject on all the buildings, 2 different plates numbered 9 but no plate 8. Volume 3: 84 plates,