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Coguet, Antoine-Yves / Fugere, Conrad

De l'igine des loix, des arts, et des sciences et de leur progrès chez les anciens peuples, 1758

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Paris, Desaint et Saillant, 1758. In 4th. 3 vols. Title pages printed in red and black, nine folded plates representing monuments of ancient Egypt, designed and engraved by Pierre Patte, and 3 folded plates at the end of each volume, some stains and light browning, contemporary calfskin binding, to the compartments title spine and gold friezes, red cuts. Stamp of belonging to the guard sheets. & Nbsp;


Specialist Notes

Important work dealing with government, arts and crafts, science, trade and navigation, military art and customs in antiquity. "Antoine-Yves Goguet, aided by his friend Fugère, travels through the times that have passed since the beginning of society (the Flood) until the reign of Cyrus" (Michaud). & Nbsp ;. Brunet, II, 747 - Graesse, III, 106 - Kress, 5695.

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