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Paris, Joseph Gerard Barbou, 1770. In 12th. Elegant front door engraved by De Longueil on a design by H. Gravelot, woodblock mark on the title page, engraved headpieces and ends, light and sporadic blooms, marbled guard cards, calfskin binding, plates framed by double fillet frame and wheel at the corners, in the center of the front plate the coat of arms of the Royal College of Saint Louis embossed in gold, author in gold on the smooth back with elegant decorations, golden dentelle, marbled cuts, light abrasions, a stain on the front plate. Guard card membership stamp. § Together in the lot Dear, Titus Lucretius , On the nature of things, books 6 . London [Livorno], 1774. In 12th. 2 volumes in 1 vol. Small eyes, woodcut frieze on the title pages, marbled guard cards, marbled calfskin binding with the author embossed in gold within a red gusset on the back, red cuts, abrasions, gaps in the back and hinge. Stamp of belonging to the guard card.