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89 - 89- [CLÉMENT (François)]: ‘The Art of Verifying the Dates of…
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Estimate €150 - €200
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89- [CLÉMENT (François)]: ‘The Art of Verifying the Dates of Historical Events, Charters, Chronicles and Other Ancient Monuments, from the Birth of Our Lord, by Means of a Chronological Table... ’ Paris: G. Desprez, Official Printer to the King and the Clergy of France, 1770. Very small folio. Dedicatory epistle to the King. Title vignette and two headbands engraved by B.L. Prévost. Text in two columns within a ruled border. Marbled full calf from the period (some scuffing). Triple gilt rule framing the covers. Ribbed spine decorated with floral motifs and a title label (caps worn down and joints split). Corners trimmed. Marbled endpapers. Interior in good condition overall. An important work by the Benedictine historian Dom François Clément, constituting one of the key references for 18th-century historical chronology.
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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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