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an old book with a drawing of a human headan open book with a drawing of a human skull on ita drawing of a human head in a bookan old book with drawings of various objects on ita book with a drawing of a human body on itan old book with a picture of a man sitting on a chairan open book with a diagram of a line of lines on itan open book with a picture of a man on a horse and a woman on a horsean open book with a picture of a man in a costumean open book with a drawing of a human earan open book with a torn page on top of it on a white surfacean open book with a picture of a bird on itthree old books are stacked on top of each other on a white surface
METAYER-MERMOZ Maison de Ventes aux Enchères NEVERS

Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
LECAT. Physiological Works. A Treatise on Sensations and Passions in General and on the Senses in Particular, Paris, Vaillat-La-Chapelle, 1767. 3 volumes in-8 in full marbled calf, ribbed spine, gilt decoration in the panels, title and volume number labels: Vol. I: portrait, XCV, 264 pages, 2 plates; II: frontispiece, LVJ, (4), followed by pages 201 to 684, 16 plates (numbered 2 to 18) as inserts; III: frontispiece, XXXIJ, 320 pages, XIII folding plates as inserts. A colossal work and the author’s most significant, richly illustrated (our copy contains a portrait, 2 allegorical frontispieces and 31 plates). Binding damaged. Volume 1: preliminary leaves bound out of order: a4 before a3
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About the sale LIVE AUCTION OF PAINTINGS, FURNITURE, WORKS OF ART AND COLLECTORS’ ITEMS
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Auction time 10/05/2026 at 1:00 PM
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