Etruscan Archeology. GERHARD, Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm. Rapporto intorno i vasi Volcenti. Roma, Instituto Corrispondenza Archelogica, 1831 4to, 220x140 mm; quarter calf binding, gilt title and ornaments on spine with 5 ribs. Marbled endpapers. Pp. 270. Vignette engraved on copper on titlepage. 1 folded plate o.t.. Other copies have 2 plates Some pages with slight foxing. Good copy uncut.

First edition. First work of the German archaeologist who here addresses the problem of the attribution of the pottery found in the Etruscan tombs in Tuscany, stating how these were of clear Greek school. The work is directed to the Institute of Archaeological Correspondence, of which Gerhard was secretary and co-founder in 1829.