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Maître Jean Emmanuel PRUNIER
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[BINDING] [PROVENANCE] History of Julius Caesar by Henri Plo…
See original version (French)
65
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[BINDING] [PROVENANCE] History of Julius Caesar by Henri Plo…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
[BINDING] [PROVENANCE] History of Julius Caesar by Henri Plon, Paris, 1865 – An exceptional copy of the first volume alone of this history of Caesar, in a sumptuous binding featuring the coat of arms of Napoleon III, crafted from tortoiseshell and gold, the front cover decorated with a portico featuring columns, imperial eagles and the emperor’s crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the military insignia of the Roman armies. Smooth spine adorned with a monogram surmounted by the emblematic ‘N’. Small losses and minor defects at the head and tail, tears and losses; the decoration on the endpapers is embossed on tortoiseshell. An absolutely exceptional piece, embodying the refinement and taste of the ‘Second Empire’. In-4, IV.; VII. (1ff.) 415pp. Total weight 1118 g
Note: Specimen made from marine tortoiseshell (Chelonioidea spp., Category I/A), pre-Convention, dating from before 1 July 1947 and therefore compliant with EC Regulation 338/97 of 9 December 1996, Article 2-Wmc. Its sale is therefore authorised without a certificate within the European Union. For any potential export outside the EU, it will be the prospective purchaser’s responsibility to check with the customs authorities of the country concerned prior to any purchase, as a CITES re-export certificate will be required; this is at the prospective purchaser’s expense and under their responsibility.
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