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KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

177 - HORACE. Quinti Horatii Flacci Carmina.
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Estimate €150 - €200
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Description
HORACE. Quinti Horatii Flacci Carmina. Restored to its original form. Edited by Steph. And. Philippe. A fine edition in a full contemporary morocco binding, well preserved. Paris, Coustelier, 1746 In-12, full reddish-amber morocco, ribbed spine, panels framed by a double gilt line and decorated with four small corner flowers and a gilt fleur-de-lis, triple gilt line framing the covers, gilt interior roulette, gilt edges. XXIV and 299 pp., engraved frontispiece, headbands and initials. In Latin. Slight scuffing to the edges and corners. Frontispiece on slightly browned paper. A fine edition of the odes by the Latin poet Horace, edited by Étienne André Philippe de Prétot (1707–1787), the royal censor responsible for overseeing the reprinting of the Latin classics by Antoine-Urbain Coustelier. Allegorical frontispiece engraved by Picard after Duflos, featuring a portrait of the author in a medallion. In fine condition.
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About the sale Sale of collectable books and first editions – Varia III –
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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