Lot 149
  • 149

Lafon, Mary (pseudonyme de Jean-Bernard Lafon)

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 EUR
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Description

  • Lafon, Mary (pseudonyme de Jean-Bernard Lafon)
  • Rome ancienne et moderne.Paris, Furne, 1852.
Grand in-8 (264 x 167 mm).



illustration : un frontispice dépliant, un plan dépliant et 24 planches hors texte gravées par Preval, Doherty, Manceau.



reliure de l'époque. Demi-chagrin rouge, dos orné.
Charnières légèrement frottées, quelques rousseurs.



On joint :
un magnifique bois des éditions Furne (1200 x  450 mm environ) ; centurion romain sur un piedestal portant une bannière titrée à l'envers " Rome Ancienne et Moderne par Mary Lafon". La banière est surmontée de la louve romaine. En contrebas du piédestal figurent les accessoires de la papauté et l'inscription "Furne éditeur", également à l'envers.

Condition

Charnières légèrement frottées, quelques rousseurs.
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