LES COMEDIES DE TERENCE

by Terence, Publius Terentius Afer, Marie-Caroline Berry, Duchess of

$1,800 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

Amsterdam: R. & G. Wetstein, 1724. Well-preserved Enlightenment-era edition of the Roman playwright — from the celebrated collection of the Duchess of Berry who famously sold her books after her failed coup in 1832. Very good plus. Item #56279 The Duchess of Berry was an important member of the House of Bourbon's royal family, After her husband's assassination in 1820, the Duchess's son became the heir apparent

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