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140 - DURUY, Victor. History of the Romans from the Earliest Times…
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DURUY, Victor. History of the Romans from the Earliest Times to the Invasion of the Barbarians. A monumental edition of this highly detailed and richly illustrated history, all in uniform bindings bearing the Flammarion mark. Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1880–1885. 7 in-4 volumes, each bound in red half-maroquin with corner caps, ribbed spines and gilt heads. Bindings signed ‘Flammarion’. Approximately 700 pages per volume (not collated), with a great many illustrations in black and white and in colour. Normal wear and tear, mainly to the edges; the spine of volume 3 is slightly warped; some foxing, particularly in volume VII. A new, revised and expanded edition, enriched with approximately 3,000 engravings based on ancient models and 100 maps and plans. Details of the illustrations are listed in the titles: - Volume I: From the origins to the end of the Second Punic War. 518 engravings, 9 maps, 1 plan and 7 chromolithographs. - Volume II: From the Battle of Zama to the First Triumvirate. 665 engravings, 7 maps and 10 chromolithographs. - Volume III: Caesar – Octavian – The early years of Augustus. 602 engravings and plans, and 6 chromolithographs. - Volume IV: From Augustus to the accession of Hadrian. 499 engravings, 6 maps and 9 chromolithographs. - Volume V: Hadrian, Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius and Roman society in the High Empire. 442 engravings, 3 maps, 1 plan and 4 chromolithographs. - Volume VI: From the accession of Commodus to the death of Diocletian. 451 engravings, 7 maps and 7 chromolithographs. - Volume VII: From the accession of Constantine to the death of Theodosius (the beginning of the barbarian invasions). 276 engravings, 4 maps and 7 chromolithographs. In good condition.
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