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three red books sitting on top of each other on a gray surfacea close up of a book with a title on itan old black and white drawing of a man holding a birdan image of a drawing of a man with a sword in his handan open book with a drawing of a bird on it
Maître Jean-Paul RENOUD-GRAPPIN

275 - PLUTARCH. [DECARIS]. The Lives of the Noble Greeks and Roman…
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Estimate €250 - €300
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PLUTARCH. [DECARIS]. The Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans. Paris, Club du Livre-Philippe Lebaud, 1967. 3 vols. of text and 1 vol. of supplements, quarto. Publisher’s binding in fawn sheepskin, decorated in black and gold; spine with four false raised bands; title and head gilded; black cloth slipcases edged with fawn sheepskin. Chiselled engravings by DECARIS, preface by André MAUROIS. Copy no. CX on Van Gelder Dutch vellum, with a fine original drawing in grey pencil, signed, depicting a Roman legionary, and two sets of illustrations printed on Madagascar and Pur Fil paper.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/11/2026 at 2:00 PM
Ref. : 226197 - 106.106
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