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METAYER-MERMOZ Maison de Ventes aux Enchères NEVERS

35 - HISTORY/PROSTITUTION]
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Estimate €80 - €100
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HISTORY/PROSTITUTION] Set of two volumes: -SABATIER] HISTORY of legislation concerning women of the night, Paris, Gagniard, 1830. One in-8 volume in half-calf, 266 pages, (1). New edition, extensively annotated in pencil in the margins. Spine detached with significant loss. -RABUTAUX] Prostitution in Europe from Antiquity to the End of the 16th Century, Paris, Séré, 1851 One quarto volume in half-shagreen with bands, comprising XXXVI and Y pages. Includes a bibliography by Paul Lacroix, and four plates engraved by Messrs Bisson and Cottard, based on the facsimiles by Racinet the Younger under the direction of Ferdinand Séré. A fine copy, well bound. Title page restored (paper loss filled in).
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/12/2026 at 2:15 PM
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