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Lot of no. 12 volumes divided as follows:
Volume VIII: History of the Persians, Trojans, etc., pages 530, 1779
Volume IX: History of Greece and the Greeks, etc., pages 673, 1779
Volume X: history of the Lacedomians, Achei, pages 540, 1779
Volume XXI: history of the Romans from Nero to Domitian, pages 642, 1781
Volume XXII: history of Rome from Germanic to Nero, 608 pages, large tipped-in map entitled: carte de l'ancienne Germany, 1780
Volume XXXI: history of the Germans, Bretons, Huns, Visigothic and Ostrogothic Vandals, pages 543, n. 2 large tipped-in maps, 1781
Volume XXXII: History of Egypt, Phoenicians, Celts, Greeks, Thebes, Etruscans, pages 548, 1781
Volume XXXIII: history of Egypt, Phoenicians, Celts, Greeks, Thebes, Etruscans, pages 548, 1781
volume XXXIV: history of the Umbrians, Sabines, Egyptians, pages 580, 1781
volume XXXV: observations on Egypt, Persia, Tirana, Syracuse, pages 567, 1782
volume XLI: History of Muhammad and the Caliphate of Abu Becr, pages 582, 1782
volume XLIII: history of the Arabs from Omar II to Radi Billah, pages 560, 1782
Coeval cover in marbled leather with gilt box, spine with five false ribs, gilt titles and friezes, boxes with title of the work and volume number, guard and backguard in marbled paper of the time, including half-title and title page, blue marbled edge , nail with golden motifs.
Printed in Paris by Moutard, imprimeur-Libraire de la Reine, de Madame, and Madame Comtesse d'Artois, size cm. 20x13.
In very good condition, the photos are an integral part of the lot which will be packaged with the utmost care and sent via tracked shipping. 67121849
