[Anonyme] - Portraits et histoire des hommes utiles - 1836

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Condition: 1 lack on the top cap, 1 joint split over 8 cm, solid hinges, corners in good condition, smooth spine adorned with fillets, gilt title and year, scattered foxing, marbled edges.

Volume illustrated with 31 portraits engraved on steel.

Content among others: Kopernik, Descartes, Marie Fedorovna, Galileo, etc...

Copy in good condition. 67530031 Read more