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175 - DIEHL (Charles). Theodora of Byzantium.
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Estimate €500 - €600
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Description
DIEHL (Charles). Theodora of Byzantium. Paris, H.nPiazza, (1904). In-8. Tobacco-coloured morocco, with extensive gilded and cold-stamped decoration on the covers, Byzantine motifs, and an ornate ribbed spine. Morocco lining, silk endpapers. Cover and spine intact, all edges gilt (Noulhac) A first edition published in great luxury by Piazza of ‘the true and previously unpublished history of Theodora’, written by the historian and specialist in the Byzantine Empire, Charles Diehl (1859–1944). 60 colour illustrations, some gilded, including 12 full-page plates, as well as several decorative motifs, created by the painter and illustrator MANUEL ORAZI (1860–1934).Total print run: 300 copies; this is No. 61. Hinges slightly rubbed. A very fine book, typical of the Art Nouveau period, in an elegant Noulhac binding.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 2:00 PM
Ref. : 6485-25
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