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119 - ROLLIN (Ch.). COMPLETE WORKS. Paris: Ledoux and Tenré, 1817–…
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Estimate €150 - €200
Description
ROLLIN (Ch.). COMPLETE WORKS. Paris: Ledoux and Tenré, 1817–18. Eighteen volumes in-8 in brown grained sheepskin, with gilt chain binding on the covers, plain, compartmentalised and decorated spine, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco, marbled edges, and one small folio volume in half granite-patterned brown sheepskin, plain, compartmentalised and decorated spine, title label in garnet morocco (contemporary binding). Worm damage to the side margins of maps 22 to 27, without affecting the engraving, except for map no. 25 (‘Numidia’), where a few letters are missing. The atlas’s end caps are missing, with a slight tear at the upper joint and scuffing on the spine; the upper end caps of volumes 1 and 12 are worn down; there are small losses to the upper end caps of volumes 11, 16 and 17. NEW EDITION containing, in particular, the “History of Rome from the Founding of Rome” and the “Ancient History of the Egyptians, the Carthaginians, [etc.]”. The work is complete with the ATLAS in small folio format, containing 27 double-page engraved MAPS. From the ‘Hornus’ library, with bookplate.
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Auction time 11/12/2026 at 2:00 PM
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