Null Algarotti, Francesco - The Congress of Kythera

Paris, Prault, 1768. 12°. I…

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Algarotti, Francesco - The Congress of Kythera Paris, Prault, 1768. 12°. Intaglio frontispiece in frame, elegant figured intaglio headpieces including one with portrait of Pompadour, to whom the work is dedicated, slight reddening, coeval binding in sponged calf.

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Algarotti, Francesco - The Congress of Kythera Paris, Prault, 1768. 12°. Intaglio frontispiece in frame, elegant figured intaglio headpieces including one with portrait of Pompadour, to whom the work is dedicated, slight reddening, coeval binding in sponged calf.

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