Catalogue des Livres rares et précieux composant la Bibliothèque de M. E.F.D. Ruggieri

by Eugène-Désiré-François or Désiré-Eugène-François Auction Catalogue: Ruggieri

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2 p.l., 280 pp. 8vo, cont. green sheep-backed marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt. Paris: A. Labitte, 1873. The first and most important private collection ever formed exclusively devoted to festivities; this sale catalogue has remained an indispensable work of reference to the present day. The 1200 lots are arranged under the sixteen different countries in which these festivities took place, except for two amazing special sections: the first

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