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METAYER-MERMOZ Maison de Ventes aux Enchères NEVERS

Estimate €50 - €100
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Description
MANUSCRIPT] ANONYMOUS] Based on *L’homme de cour* by Baltasar Gracián, translated and annotated by Sieur Amelot de la Houssaie, formerly secretary to the French embassy in Venice. New edition, Lyon: François Barbier, 1693. A substantial in-8 volume in full calfskin, entirely handwritten, reproducing Gracian’s text (32), 355 pages. A collection of aphorisms originally published in 1647. Dedication on the first few pages, undeciphered. Fluid and clearly legible handwriting. Red and black ink. Traces of damp; ink bleed-through making a few pages difficult to read. Rounded corners, split spine, missing sections on the spine.
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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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