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    Works of Art from the Collection of S.A.R. La Principessa Reale Maria Gabriella Di Savoia

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    27 June 2007

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    • CONTESTABILE , Giancarlo.
    Lot 353

    CONTESTABILE , Giancarlo.

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    GBP 660

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    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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