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ARTCURIAL - Toulouse Jean Louis Vedovato - Me Jean-Louis Vedovato
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COMMINES (Philippe de). THE MEMOIRS.
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COMMINES (Philippe de). THE MEMOIRS.
See original version (French)
Estimate €80 - €120
Voluntary lot
Description
COMMINES (Philippe de). THE MEMOIRS. Leiden, Elzeviers, 1648. Small 12mo (135 × 77 mm) in bronze-green morocco, with triple gilt fillet framing on the covers, smooth spine decorated with small metal tools, gilt filleted edges and caps, gilt roulette on the inside, gilt edges on marbled paper, modern edged slipcase (contemporary binding); (12) ff., 765 pp., (19) pp. of tables. The spine has uniformly turned to a havana colour. ELZEVIRIAN EDITION ‘admirably executed, copies of which with wide margins and in good condition command very high prices.’ (Willems). Beautiful engraved TITLE page. A FINE COPY in period morocco. From the LIBRARY of Magdeleine-Françoise FLEURY, wife of Christophe Ragot, with a heraldic bookplate pasted on the reverse of the title page. ¶ Willems, 634 – Afcel, F1521.
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