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the front cover of a book with the title of a mort de philiean old book sitting on top of a table on a white surfacean open book with a picture of a horse on itan open book sitting on top of a table next to a white walla open book that has a picture of a cat on itan open book on a table with a white backgroundan open book with a key on it sitting on a table
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234 - LOTI, Pierre. *La Mort de Philæ*.
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Estimate €80 - €120
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Description
LOTI, Pierre. *La Mort de Philæ*. Paris, Calmann-Levy, n.d. [1908]. Uncut 8vo paperback, orange cover. 356 pp. Lower cap trim worn away with a tear along the front cover, margins slightly frayed as is often the case. First edition on large-format paper of this nostalgic account of the gradual disappearance of ancient Egyptian cults and temples in the face of modernity and Western domination. One of 75 numbered copies on Holland paper (no. 20), the only print run on large-format paper, followed by 25 copies on Japanese paper. A fine copy with margins intact.
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Auction time 07/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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