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six old books are lined up on a white surfaceseveral pieces of brown leather are laid out on a white surfacea book with a picture of a coat of arms on itan open book with a picture of a clock on itan open book with a picture of a man on ita book opened on a table with a picture of a coat of arms on ita book open on a table with a picture on itan open book that is sitting on a tablean open book with a picture of a man on it
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15 - 15- COLLECTIVE WORK: ‘Collection of Ancient Moralists’ publi…
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Estimate €80 - €120
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15- COLLECTIVE WORK: ‘Collection of Ancient Moralists’ published by Didot and De Bure, 1782–1795. 11 volumes in-16 comprising: ‘Moral Thoughts of Cicero’, ‘Characters by Theophrastus, and Moral Thoughts by Menander’, ‘Moral Thoughts by Isocrates’, ‘Morals by Seneca’ (2 volumes), ‘Lives and Apophthegms of the Greek Philosophers’, ‘Plutarch’s Moral Thoughts’ (2 volumes), ‘Aphorisms of the Spartans, extracted from Plutarch; followed by the same author’s thoughts on superstition’, ‘Ovid’s Metamorphoses’ (2 volumes) (with illustrations). The first volume of *Metamorphoses* is damaged. Full contemporary sheepskin. Smooth spine with title labels. Gilded Greek border framing the covers. Gilded roulette on the inside of the covers. Gilded edges. Most of the volumes are in satisfactory condition.
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About the sale Antique and modern books – comic books
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 10:30 AM
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