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Cousin, Louis.
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Histoire de Constantinople, depuis le régne de l'ancien Justin jusqu'à la fin de l'Empire. Paris: Damien Foucault, 1685
8 volumes in 10, 12mo (154 x 94mm.), additional engraved title-page to volume 1, engraved and woodcut headpieces, woodcut tailpieces, woodcut initials, manuscript notes in French on verso of rear endpaper of volume 2, contemporary calf, spines tooled and lettered in gilt, lettering-pieces, small hole on P3 of vol.5 affecting a couple of letters, light spotting, hinges cracking, bindings chipped at extremities and recornered, spine of vol.8 wormed
Provenance
L.A., initials in gilt on spine of each volume
Literature
Atabey 295 (lacking volume 7 part 2); Brunet 3, 340; not in Blackmer
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This translation and adaptation of the Corpus Byzantinae Historiae into French, a famous influence on Thomas Jefferson, had been published first by Foucault in 1672-74.