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a set of three books sitting on top of each otheran old book with a black and white title on ita black and white book with a title in french on itan open book with a black and white title on itan old book with a black and white title on itan old book with a black and white title on itan open book with a title in french on a white background
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831 - [NATIONAL INSTITUTE]. Collection of documents relating to th…
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Estimate €1,100 - €1,200
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[NATIONAL INSTITUTE]. Collection of documents relating to the work and members of the National Institute of Sciences and Arts. Paris, undated (1796–1802). 33 documents in 4 vols. in-8, speckled light calfskin, spine with decorated raised bands, red and green title and volume number labels, triple gilt fillet framing on the covers, red edges (binding slightly later). A very interesting collated collection which brings together, under ink-written title pages (at the beginning of volumes I and IV), a large number of rare documents, printed separately and concerning the activities of the Institut de France, whether literary, scientific or artistic. Of particular note are the first four reports on the Institute’s activities, covering years IV–VII (items 12–15). (A detailed list of items is available on request.) The collection was compiled by the former Member of the Constituent Assembly, Armand-Gaston Camus (1740–1804)—himself a member of the Institut and a key figure in the drafting of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy—for his personal use.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 2 of 4 – Nos. 550 to 1084
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Auction time 08/20/2026 at 11:00 AM
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