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Auction 139, Lot 799

"[Lot of 3] Mappemondes A.D.1200-1500 [and] Tours et Contours de la Terre [and] Marcel Destombes (1905-1983) Contributions selectionnees a l'Histoire de la Cartographie et des Instruments Scientifiques",

Subject: Reference Books

Period: 1964-99 (published)

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A. Mappemondes A.D.1200-1500 by Marcel Destombes, published 1964, (8 x 11"). A review of early cartography with 322 pp. of text and 37 plates at the back of the book. French text. Hardbound in white paper boards.

B. Tours et Contours de la Terre by Monique Pelletier, published 1999, (7 x 9.5"). Book is a collection of articles and signed by Pelletier. 303 pp. of text with some illustrations within the text. Paperback.

C. Marcel Destombes (1905-1983) Contributions selectionnees a l'Histoire de la Cartographie et des Instruments Scientifiques by Hes Publishers, published 1987, (7 x 9.7"). Book is comprised of 34 articles written by Destombes with an introduction and bibliography. 568 pp. with text in French and some English. Hardbound in blue cloth boards and pictorial paper with gilt title on spine.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $400 - $500

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Closed on 2/15/2012

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