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  • Tags: 17th century

The Historical and Chronological Theatre of Christopher Helvicus [original]

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Binding: good to very good ; brown leather ; Cambridge-style panel ; blind tooling ; some wear on edges

Spine: good to very good ; brown leather ; 5 raised bands (some rubbing) ; "THEATRE OF CHRISTOPHE HELVICUS" in gilt in one compartment ; "1687"…

PVB Terentii Comoedie Sex : Ex Recensione Heinsiana (Six Comedies of Publius Terentius: from the Heinsius Review) [original]

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Binding: good ; vellum binding ; bumped corners ; front cover separated from spine

Spine: front cover is separating from spine

Textblock: good to very good ; some discolouration ; a few bent corners

Printer/Binder: "Typis Ludovici Elzevirii"

Oraison Funebre de Tres-Haut et Puissant Seigneur Messire Michel Le Tellier Chevalier [original]

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Binding: good to very good ; insert that reads "G. HUSER BINDING" ; deep red leather binding ; 5 raised bands on spine ; gold tooling on edges and inside covers ; "G. HUSER" in gilded print on inside front cover border detail ; marbled endpaper ;…

The History of the Desertion [original]

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Binding: good to very good ; leather bound (brown) ; a small hole in back cover (board visible) ; some cracking ; rubbed edges ; some visible wear ; embossed border and designs on front and back cover ; end papers contain print (seem to be discards…

The Conspiracy or the Change of Government [original]

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Play: 22 cm ; Solander case: 23 cm ; Protective board: 22 cm

Binding: protective sleeve and folded board

Textblock: good to very good ; at least 2 pages may gave had repair work done ; some discolouration ; one crack on final page ; some…