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CONTINENTAL BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS

The Property of a European Collector
Lot 123

BIBLE, in Greek
Η καινη διαθηκη. Novum Testamentum, Leiden, ex officina Luchtmanniana, 1765; and 2 copies of "La lyre des dames [Calendriere pour l'année 1829]", engraved plates, publisher's decorative boards, original slipcase, Paris, Chez Marcilly, [1829] (3)

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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BIBLE, in Greek

Η καινη διαθηκη. Novum Testamentum, engraved frontispiece, text in Greek (excepting the title and dedication leaf mostly in Latin), near contemporary vellum gilt, stained in pink excepting central panel with gilt-blocked image of Christ on the cross embellished with green and red paint, spine similarly tooled and stained in pink and green, g.e., decorative printed endpapers, 12mo, Leiden, ex officina Luchtmanniana, 1765; and 2 copies of "La lyre des dames [Calendriere pour l'année 1829]", engraved plates, publisher's decorative boards, original slipcase, Paris, Chez Marcilly, [1829] (3)

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