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Lot 172
Fifteen Antique Leatherbound Books
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To include: seven volumes of Theologia Moralis (Cologne, 1724 and 1733), full calf with raised bands and gilt on spines, 12mo (7 in.) (binding sound; boards heavily worn and aged); Le Maudit Par L'Abbe... (Paris, 1864), three volumes, full calf with gilt, 4to (9-1/4 in.) (chips to boards, else very good condition); three 18th century French language books, 16mo (6-3/4 in.), two of which are theological works (worn boards, overall good condition) and one from a larger set on natural history that includes many fold-out copperplate engravings (very good condition); The Life of St. Francis of Sales (London, 1737) Vol. III of a larger set, 16mo. (splits on top hinge; fair condition).

From the Collection of Chelsea House Antiques, Durham, North Carolina