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211 - MERCIER (Louis-Sébastien). The Year Two Thousand Four Hundre…
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Estimate €80 - €100
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MERCIER (Louis-Sébastien). The Year Two Thousand Four Hundred and Forty: A Dream, If Ever There Was One. London, n.p., 1774. In-8, xii pp., 410 pp. Contemporary binding in marbled fawn half-basane, decorated ribbed spine, title page. Handwritten ex-libris on the half-title page accompanied by a 19th-century ink drawing depicting a bust of Mercier. This literary utopia is one of the earliest French science fiction novels. The work was first published in 1770. In it, Mercier describes society in the 25th century. Binding scuffed, corners and edges worn, headbands missing. Experts: Loup Axmann and Jean-Luc Boisseau
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About the sale Once upon a time – Antique Dolls and Toys, Vintage Fashion, Antique Books
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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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