[MIRYS (Silvestre David). Figures from the History of the Roman Republic, Accompanied by a Historical Summary […] Part One. Paris: Published by Citizen Mirys, Year VIII [1799/1800]. In-4°, sheepskin, ribbed spine adorned with a title label in red morocco (19th-century binding). Part One (the only part published) of this work commissioned by the government for the purpose of public education. 120 ff. (out of 180) illustrated with half-page engravings based on MIRYS’s drawings. From the Loynel Library, with an ex-libris. The frontispiece, title page, eleven pages of introductory text, and 60 illustrated folios are missing; some minor damage to the binding; some foxing.
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[MIRYS (Silvestre David).
Figures from the History of the Roman Republic, Accompanied by a Historical Summary […] Part One. Paris: Published by Citizen Mirys, Year VIII [1799/1800]. In-4°, sheepskin, ribbed spine adorned with a title label in red morocco (19th-century binding).
Part One (the only part published) of this work commissioned by the government for the purpose of public education.
120 ff. (out of 180) illustrated with half-page engravings based on MIRYS’s drawings.
From the Loynel Library, with an ex-libris.
The frontispiece, title page, eleven pages of introductory text, and 60 illustrated folios are missing; some minor damage to the binding; some foxing.
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