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LUCRETIUS Carus, Titus (c.85 - c.55 B.C.). De rerum natura libri sex. Paris: Ant. Coustelier, 1744.
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LUCRETIUS Carus, Titus (c.85 - c.55 B.C.). De rerum natura libri sex. Paris: Ant. Coustelier, 1744.

Closed12 July 2017

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LUCRETIUS Carus, Titus (c.85 - c.55 B.C.). De rerum natura libri sex. Paris: Ant. Coustelier, 1744.

Attractive illustrated edition of Lucretius. Cohen-de Ricci 664: ‘très jolies figures’.

12mo (147 x 83mm). Engraved frontispiece, 6 plates and 6 headpieces by Duflos after Frans van Mieris. Contemporary French red morocco, triple fillet, flat spine in compartments tooled with fleurons and dots, gilt edges.