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Europe, Italy, Deominico Pronti's "Nuovo Raccolta Rappresentante I Costumi Religiosi Civili, e Militari degli Antichi Egiziani, Etruschi, Greci, e Romani. Tratti Dagli Antichi Monumenti. Per Uso De Professori Delle Belle Arte" publication date: ca. 1800 CE. A hardcover text by Deominico Pronti (born 1750) bound in early quarter leather and marbled board, published in Roma Presso II Sudo, Incisore, N.D. including 50 black and white engraved plates including the title page, plan, and 48 that depict religious, military, and other costumes and artifacts from ancient Egypt, Etruria, Greece, and Rome; 112 pages in total. A decorative book plate (ex-libris) attached to the inside front cover states that this book belonged to Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Size: 7.875" L x 10.125" W (20 cm x 25.7 cm)

Provenance: private Sieling collection, Arlington, Virginia, USA

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  • Condition: Spine and covers in excellent condition save minor surface wear to cover. Pages show expected foxing but are intact and have not separated from binding. Sheet before title page has a small rectangular piece of paper attached to it, suggesting an old repair.

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