Baron Alexandre de Theis — Voyage de Polyclete Ou Lettres Romaines

Paris, Chez Maradan, 1822. Leather. Two exciting volumes on the journeys of Polyclète, in the original French language. French language. Two volumes. The journeys of Polyclète, an archaeological novel intended to encourage learning about ancient Italian and Roman institutions. Written by Alexander de Theis, a French writer and civil servant remembered for an eclectic portfolio of writings, with subjects such as archaeology, politics, botany, romance, and society. Bound in quarter calf with patterned boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor loss to the spines. Marks to the boards. Front joint starting to volume one. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .