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LOT 2228
General Books - Cours Elementaire D'Astronomie
1860 A.D.
7 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (608 grams, 18 x 12 cm).
M. CH. Delaunay - 3rd edition - Paris, 1860, marbled board covers, leather spine with gold blocking, 644 pp. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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