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BRUMOY (Pierre). Greek Theatre. New Edition, enriched with b…
See original version (French)
136
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BRUMOY (Pierre). Greek Theatre. New Edition, enriched with b…
See original version (French)
Estimate €60 - €100
Voluntary lot
Description
BRUMOY (Pierre). Greek Theatre. New Edition, enriched with beautiful engravings, and expanded to include the complete translation of the Greek plays, of which only extracts have appeared in all previous editions; and with comparisons, observations and new remarks, by Messrs de Rochefort and Du Theil, of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres; and by M***. Paris, published by Cussac, 1785–1789. 13 vols., in-8, bound in full calfskin with ribbed spine and gilded panels in small metalwork, title labels and volume numbers in red and havana morocco.
Illustrated with 23 plates, including a frontispiece, engraved in intaglio by Masquelier, Patas, Halbou, Guttenberg, Langlois, Delignon, Texier and Petit after Marillier, Monnet, Maréchal, Defraine, Borel and Le Barbier.
Bindings are worn, with scuffing and slight splitting; there are pinholes and water stains inside.
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About the sale
ENGRAVINGS, POSTERS, MAPS & PLANS, BOOKS from the 16th to the 20th centuries, and CONTROLLERS
Auction location
Auction time
07/09/2026 at 2:00 PM
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