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TACITE - Morceaux choisis de Tacite par M. D'Alembert. Paris, Chez Moutard, 1784; in-12, 467 + 446 pp, bound in full contemporary calf, ornate smooth spines, edges painted red. All 2 volumes. Prize work awarded to Guillaume Garnier de Mirecourt, a student at the Lycée Impérial in Strasbourg. Fine condition. Consultant : M. Philippe HENRY

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TACITE - Morceaux choisis de Tacite par M. D'Alembert. Paris, Chez Moutard, 1784; in-12, 467 + 446 pp, bound in full contemporary calf, ornate smooth spines, edges painted red. All 2 volumes. Prize work awarded to Guillaume Garnier de Mirecourt, a student at the Lycée Impérial in Strasbourg. Fine condition. Consultant : M. Philippe HENRY

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