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69 - TACITE. Edited, corrected and supplemented by Gabriel Brotie…
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Estimate €300 - €400
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TACITE. Edited, corrected and supplemented by Gabriel Brotier, with notes, essays and geographical tables. Paris, Louis-François Delatour, 1771. 4 volumes in-4, light-coloured calfskin, triple fillet, decorated spine, brown title and volume number labels, interior roulette, gilt edges (Contemporary binding). One of the finest editions produced by the Jesuit Gabriel Brotier, librarian at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, ‘magnificently printed’ according to Brunet. It is illustrated with four double-page engraved maps and a separate dynastic chart. A fine copy in contemporary light-coloured calfskin. Some scuffing and minor imperfections to the headbands; corners slightly worn. Brunet, V, 636.
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About the sale Antique books – Alchemy & the occult sciences
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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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