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177 - SEMPERE. History of the Cortes of Spain.
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Estimate €200 - €300
Description
SEMPERE. History of the Cortes of Spain. Bordeaux, published by P.re Beaume, 1815. In-8. (3)-XIII-413 pp., (1) p. of errata. Contemporary lemon-coloured half-maroquin with small corners, spine with faux raised bands highlighted by cold-stamped fillets and gilt roulettes, romantic cold-stamped iron mark between the raised bands (colour slightly mottled, some scuffing on the raised bands and end caps, a few small scuffs on the covers, half-title page slightly shrivelled). Description: Bearing the coat of arms and crowned monogram of Louis Philippe d’Orléans. ‘Bibliothèque du Roi / Neuilly’ stamp on the title page; gilt embossing of the full coat of arms of Orléans at the top of the spine; the crowned initials ‘LPO’ for Louis-Philippe d’Orléans at the bottom of the spine. A copy from Louis-Philippe’s personal library at his château in Neuilly. No. 2514 in the Catalogue of books from the libraries of the late King Louis-Philippe, the Palais-Royal and Neuilly (1852).
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