Les ruines, ou méditation sur les révolutions des empires

P. 1.
page 9 #?
Theology.
84.
1 Volume.

3 Plates; 2 of which are fold-outs original: "Tafeln; davon 2 ausfaltbar"

1 beautiful Zodiac-Plate original: "schöne Tierkreis-Tafel"

Constantin-François de Chasseboeuf,
count of VOLNEY, 1757-1820
refused the offer of Napoleon
to enter the Consulate and
become minister of the interior

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A circular bookplate for the "PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA" Hermetic Philosophy collection. The central blue oval depicts a white pelican in its piety, which is a bird wounding its own breast to feed its young with its blood. Below the nest is a coat of arms featuring a quarterly divided shield. The surrounding circular border contains Latin text in gold capital letters.

iv 20/ 1.00

First edition

1972

A small rectangular white label is positioned at the top right, featuring five small blue circular markings arranged in a vertical line.