Paris, Moette, 1688. In 2nd. 2 parts in 1 vol. On the title pages chalcographic vignette engraved by Jean Dolivar, chalcographic illustrations, woodcut initials and friezes, light browning, on some leaves more intense, some light flowering and reddening, coeval calf binding, title in gold within a label on the spine with raised bands, spray cuts , gaps, peeling, defects. § Wise, Francis, Nummorum antiquorum Scriniis Bodleianis reconditorum Catalogus, Oxford, Theatro Sheldoniano, 1750. In 2°. Frontispiece engraved in copper, intaglio vignette on the title page, elegant vignettes engraved in copper, numerous coins illustrated in the text, with 23 full-page plates, light browning, slight foxing, full leather binding, author and title embossed in gold within a red label on the spine, defects on the hinges and headphones, some abrasions, signs of wear.
Specialist Notes
Beautiful lot dedicated to numismatics of first editions
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