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77 - Quintus Horatius Flacchus. Paris: published by Pierre Didot …
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,200
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Description
Quintus Horatius Flacchus. Paris: published by Pierre Didot l’Aîné. Paris, In aedibus Palatinis Scientiarum et Artium, printed by Petrus Didot, the Elder. 1799 (Year VIII of the Republic), one volume on large-format paper in Latin, bound at the time inperiod in full red morocco, both covers gilded with iron fillets, palmettes and scrolls forming a frame, in the centre the grand coat of arms of Emperor Napol‚, spine with raised bands embossed with a fillet, linings and endpapers lined with sky-blue silk, inner fillet decorated with a frieze of palmettes and gilt edges; … inside, a label bearing the bookbinder’s name: “Bound by Bradel l’Aîné, bookbinder to the National Library and the Library of the Four Nations”; a dedication reads: “Presented by Emperor Napoleon to Lieutenant-General Baron Vincent on 8 September 1806”, copy number 81 of 250 and signed “Didot l’Aîné”, eleven frontispieces and a title vignette (signs of wear, and a few stains and foxing)
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About the sale Antique weapons and historical memorabilia
Auction location
Auction time 06/30/2026 at 11:00 AM
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