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- (44) 19TH CENTURY HALF BOUND LEATHER
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- WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT FRAMED MEDALLION,
WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT FRAMED MEDALLION, THUCYDIDESBlack medallion featuring a cameo bust of Thucyd, Athenian historian, with name below portrait set in a patinated brass frame.
Wedgwood impressed to back. Issued: 19th c.
Dimensions: 1.75"L x 2.5"W
Manufacturer: Wedgwood
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Age related wear.
- 32 VOLUMES FROM THE FAMILY CLASSICAL
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All with owner ink inscription to first page.
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