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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 1

Thu, Sep 29, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 295

Two Louis XIV Numismatic Books

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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$1,000 $100
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$10,000 $1,000
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two copies of [Medailles sur du Les Principaux Evenements du Regne de Louis Le Grand], l'Aacademie Royale des Medailles & des Inscriptions, Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1702, one expertly rebound in full red leather with ruled and gilt decoration, black morocco spine label, six raised bands, marbled endpapers, George III bookplate, teg; one bound in contemporary full tree calf leather, black morocco spine label, five raised bands

Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Condition

light wear to extremities, scattered scuffs and scratches to leather, some scattered light staining and foxing throughout, scattered creasing