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Wednesday 15 June 2022 e Thursday 16 June 2022, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Philipp Cluver

Germaniae Antiquae Libri tres, 1631

Estimate

€ 150 - 250

Sold

€ 435

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Leiden, Elzevir, 1631. In 2nd. 4 parts in 1 vol. Elegant figured allegorical frontispiece, with 11 double-page maps and 26 full-page tables, all engraved in copper depicting Germanic populations, warriors, military scenes, etc., large ornate drop caps, mostly burnished specimen, halos of humidity and some traces of mold, first cards damaged with the first two loose and the third detached, original parchment binding, gusset on the spine with author and title in gold, detached from the body of the book, defects.

Specialist Notes

Important historical-geographical description of Germany.
Lot not liable to return