Sale 7526
London
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27 June 2007
Price realised
GBP 660
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
CONTESTABILE , Giancarlo. Dei monumenti di Perugia Etrusca e Romana. [Perugia: end of XIX Century]. 2°. Two leaves of index and 82 engraved plates. Blue morocco binding signed by Giulio Giannini, gilt title on spine, lozenge-of-arms of Margherita, Queen of Italy, (1851-1926) on upper cover. Provenance: Ex libris of Elena, Queen of Italy, (1873-1953). This volume of plates is an addenda to the previous works of Contestabile. A dedication by the nephew of the author reads: "A Sua Maestà la Regina Madre con profondo e devoto ossequio dal nepote dell'autore. Perugia Novembre 1914".
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