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CARDONNE (Denis-Dominique). A Collection of Oriental Literat…
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CARDONNE (Denis-Dominique). A Collection of Oriental Literat…
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
CARDONNE (Denis-Dominique). A Collection of Oriental Literature, translated from various Turkish, Arabic and Persian manuscripts in the King’s Library. Paris, Hérissant le fils, 1770. 2 volumes in-12, speckled calfskin, triple gilt rule, coat of arms in the centre, decorated spine, speckled edges (contemporary binding). First edition.
Cardonne (1720–1783), the publisher of this collection of Oriental tales and anecdotes, was a professor of Turkish and Persian at the Collège de France and the King’s secretary-interpreter for Oriental languages.
A copy bearing the coat of arms of Anne-Léon II de Montmorency (1731–1799), Marquis of Fosseux and later Duke of Montmorency.
From the library of Sosthène II de La Rochefoucauld (1825–1908), Duke of Bisaccia (inherited from the Montmorency-Laval family), with ex-libris.
Some page wear, a few foxing spots.
OHR, 810/2.
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About the sale
Antique books – Alchemy & the occult sciences
Auction location
Auction time
11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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