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DESEINE (François). ANCIENT ROME, the foremost of Europe’s c…
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DESEINE (François). ANCIENT ROME, the foremost of Europe’s c…
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
DESEINE (François). ANCIENT ROME, the foremost of Europe’s cities, with all its splendours and delights. Leiden, Pierre Vander Aa, 1713. Four volumes bound in four volumes in marbled fawn calfskin, with gilt fillet framing on the covers, ribbed spine, gilt panels, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco, red edges (contemporary binding). Six corners slightly worn, minor scuffing to one cover. A RARE NEW EDITION of this guide to the ‘Eternal City’, one of the most important in the French language; it is substantially expanded compared with the original edition published in Lyon in 1690. It is ILLUSTRATED with 4 double-page FRONTISPICES, one fold-out PLATE, 4 fold-out MAPS, 1 PLAN and 120 copper-engraved PLATES. FROM THE LIBRARY of the ROUSSEL DE LA CELLE ROCQUENCOURT family, with an engraved heraldic bookplate reading ‘D. Roussel’.
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