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Antiquarian Books - De Grandmaison (Aubin-Louis Millin), Peintures de Vases Antiques, vulgairement appelés étrusques, two-volume set bound as one, first edition, Paris: Didot l’ainé, 1808 [-1810], pp: engraved title-page (laid on linen), [iv], xx, 124, 70 engraved plates (of 72, lacking nos. 59 & 61; 34 repaired); [ii], 146, 76 engraved plates (of 78, lacking nos. 29, 65 & 66, though 64 duplicated; 49 repaired, 78 laid on linen), some soiled and foxed margins throughout, marginal damp-staining affecting some quires, most points of condition not affecting within the platemark of the engravings, 20th century calf over blue boards, red-speckled edges, elephant folio (59cm x 46.5cm), [Blackmer 1129], [1]
Dedicated to the Empress Joséphine, this work describes and reproduces Ancient Greek vases and Classical antiquities from the collections of Malmaison, the Imperial Library, and the Sèvres factory, as well as pieces from the Duke of Dalmatia, Galitzine and other French collections.
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