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a small book that is sitting on top of a tablean old book with a purple cover sitting on a white surfacean image of a picture of a picture of a picture of a picture of a picture of a picture of a picture of a picture of a picture of a picturean open book with a picture of a man in a cape and a sword
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Estimate €150 - €200
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Description
[Books] COSTANTINI. The Life of Scaramouche. Paris, Hôtel de Bourgogne and Claude Barbin, 1695. In-12, purple morocco, with triple gilt fillet framing the text block, decorated ribbed spine, gilt edges (Duru and Chambolle, 1862). First edition, illustrated with a fine frontispiece by Bonnart, of this famous biography of Tiberio Fiorilli (1608–1694), creator of the character Scaramouche and a leading figure of the Commedia dell’arte. It was written by Angelo Costantini, known as Mezzetin, a member of the Italian troupe, and published at the Hôtel de Bourgogne, the headquarters of the Comédie-Italienne. Spine worn.
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Auction time 10/08/2026 at 2:00 PM
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