Lot n° 142
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142. [Antique]. Set of 5 antique books in period bindings: - Lot 142
142. [Antique]. Set of 5 antique books in period bindings:
- [Anonymous]. Treatise on Embassies and Ambassadors. Rotterdam, J. Hofhout, 1726. In-8. Brown basane spine, burgundy t.d.p. Original edition decorated with a frontispiece by Du Cloux and a vignette on the title.
Upper spine removed, split ends, spotting, one marginal worm stain without affecting the text, other minor defects.
- BLONDEL (Jean)]. Des Hommes tels qu'ils sont et doivent être, ouvrage de sentiment. London (Paris), Duchesne, 1758. In-12, 210 p., [2] p., marbled tan basane, spine ribbed. Joints cracked, corners dulled, a small lack of leather in the upper case. Fresh interior.
- GODEAU (Antoine). OEuvres chrestiennes et morales en prose. Paris, P. Le Petit, 1658. In-8, [1] f., 512 p., [2] f., 396 p., [2] f., brown basane, spine ribbed and decorated with small irons, binding of the time. 2 volumes bound in one volume, copy with large margins.
Spines worn out, jaws cracked, one corner dulled, tiny worm bite in the margin of the first 60 leaves, some marginal halos and other minor defects.
- SAINT-HYACINTHE (Thémiseul de). Le chef d'oeuvre d'un inconnu, poëme heureusement découvert & mis au jour, avec des remarques savantes & recherchées, par M. le docteur Chrisostome Matanasius. Lausanne, M.-M. Bousquet, 1754. 2 vols. in-8, [32] f., 528 p., [10] f., pl., fawn-colored basane, spine ribbed and decorated. Eighth edition illustrated with a frontispiece portrait, a portrait of Judith Beseraige, a folded plate of engraved music and a folded engraved plate.
Bindings somewhat rubbed, corners dulled, the set recomposed with two different bindings.
- TEIXEIRA-GAMBOA (Antonio, pseud. of Luis António Verney). Essay on the means to restore sciences and letters in Portugal. Lisbon (Paris), P.-A. Le Prieur, 1762. In-8, [2] f., 310 p., marbled tan basane, smooth spine decorated. Uncommon bilingual edition with the French opposite the Latin. Slight wear to the binding.
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