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Médicis Enchères - Hôtel des Ventes Lyon

Estimate €100 - €200
Description
[OLINA]. INNOCENT ENTERTAINMENTS, CONTAINING A TREATISE ON AVIARY BIRDS, OR THE PERFECT BIRD-KEEPER. A work containing descriptions of forty songbirds, the construction of their nests, the colour of their eggs… Partly translated from Olina’s Italian work… PARIS, DIDOT the Younger, 1774. One volume, in-12 (17.5 x 10 cm), comprising VIII pp., 432 pp., (1) f., in a full contemporary binding in speckled calfskin. Smooth, richly decorated and gilt spine bearing the title in gilt on a patch of old red morocco, edges marbled in blue. Traces of gilt on the edges, which are slightly rubbed and worn at the corners. Ex-libris vignette bearing a coat of arms.
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About the sale ASIA BOOKS MILITARIA
Auction location
Closing date 10/06/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 89078027
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