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Thursday 23 April 2026, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Antoine Laurent Castellan

Lettres sur la morée et les islands de Cérigo, Hydra et Zante, 1808

Estimate

€ 100 - 200

Sold

€ 178

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Information

Paris, H. Agasse, 1808. In 8vo. 2 parts in one volume. Half-title, 24 copperplate plates, contemporary leather binding, boards framed, gilt title within a label on the spine, gilt decorations, blue spray edges, peeling and minor defects. Bookplate by Sir David Stewart of Banchory on the pastedown.

Specialist Notes

Original edition of this beautiful illustrated account of the journey to the East by the painter and engraver Antoine-Laurent Castellan (1772-1838), a pupil of Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes and specialized in landscape painting.

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