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Books, Autographs & Prints / Part II

Wednesday 31 March 2021, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Parrucche - Thiers, Jean Baptiste

History of the perrucche, in which their origin, the custom, the form, the abuse, and the irregularity of those of the clergymen are shown, 1722

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Benevento, Archiepiscopal Printing, 1722. In 12th. Woodcut ends, slight reddening and blooms, light browning, missing last white, coeval parchment binding with handwritten title on the smooth spine, red cuts. § Together in the lot Deguerle, Jean Marie Nicolas , Eloge des Perruques. Enrichi de notes plus amples que le texte , & nbsp; Paris, Maradan, [1799]. In 12th. light browning, slight water mill at the upper edge, contemporary half leather binding with title imprinted in gold on the spine. Handwritten membership notes to the title page. § Together in the lot another edition of & nbsp; Thiers, Jean Baptiste , & nbsp; The History of Wigs , Venice, Domenico Lovisa, 1724. In 12 °. In beards, half leather binding with title imprinted in gold within a gusset on the back with 4 nerves with decorations and the initials A.A.D. embossed in gold.


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Lot of three works dedicated to the history of wigs from antiquity to the seventeenth century with rich digressions and numerous anecdotes.

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