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Auction 134, Lot 12

"[Lot of 4 - Title Pages]"

Subject: Title Pages

Period: 1679-95 (dated)

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Nice lot of late seventeenth century title pages that reflect the changing style towards a less elaborate, but still allegorical form.

1) Concordantiae Particularum Ebraeo-Chaldaicarum Hauniae, 1679. (5.3 x 6.8") Some soil, light stains and repaired tears in margins. (B+)
2) Gli Argonauti, Vicenzo Maria Coronelli, Venice, 1693. (9 x 11.5") Fine impression and wide original margins with a bit of insignificant soil. (A+)
3) Les Tables et les Cartes de la Geographie Ancienne et Nouvelle…, Nicolas Sanson, Paris, 1692. (12.5 x 15.5") Minor damp stain and short tears in right margin with some pencil markings in bottom margin. (B+)
4) Atlas Royal a l'Usage de Monseigneur le Duc de Bourgogne…, Nicolas de Fer, Paris, 1695. Red and black printing. (10.5 x 15.8") Lightly toned with a couple of edge tears not affecting text. (A)

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Estimate: $200 - $300

Sold for: $100

Closed on 12/1/2010

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