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Books, Autographs & Prints / Part I

Tuesday 30 March 2021, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Alessandro Magno - Curzio Rufo, Quinto

De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni, 1638

Estimate

€ 100 - 200

Sold

€ 192

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Amsterdam, Willem Jansz & nbsp; Blaeu, 1638. In 24th. Engraved title page, some sporadic flowering, coeval binding in calfskin, author imprinted in gold within a gusset on the spine, partially detached front plate, some gaps in particular on the back and some woodworm holes. & Nbsp;

Specialist Notes

The figure of Alexander the Great, his aura of exoticism and legend through the eyes of the Latin writer (1st century AD), in this 17th century pocket edition edited by the Dutch publisher & nbsp; Willem Jansz Blaeu