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45 - Switzerland – 18th-century manuscript.
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Switzerland – 18th-century manuscript. A collection of various interesting, useful and curious matters concerning the Republic of Geneva, compiled in 1763. Small quarto, comprising [1] folio with handwritten title page, [2] blank folios, [3] folios of table of contents, 300 pages, in an ivory-coloured half-vellum binding of the period, with visible stitching on the spine (unmarked). General observations on Geneva, its coat of arms, a brief history, the roles of bishops, vidammes, syndics, lieutenants of justice, auditors, secretaries and councillors of state, Hospitaliers, judges, castellans, pastors, professors, burghers, prices of foodstuffs, etc.
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Auction time 09/09/2026 at 1:00 PM
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