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LOT 497

Lot 497

Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825)

Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825)
Lot 497 Details
Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825)

VOYAGE DANS LA BASSE ET LA HAUTE ÉGYPTE, 1802

folio, first edition, 109 engraved plates, including some large folded and tipped in, large map, in red calf boards with marble end papers
19.75 x 12.25 in — 50.2 x 31.1 cm

Estimate $500-$700

Realised: $480
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Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825)
  • Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825)
  • Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825)
  • Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825)
  • Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825)
Note:

The current lot is the plate only volume of Denon's highly important two volume set, widely considered to be the foundation of modern Egyptology.

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