Catalogue de portraits la plupart pouvant servir aux illustrations classés par graveurs et par noms oeuvres . Vignettes, estampes diverses, livres a figures . Collection de M. Em. Martin

Published by Paris, 1877

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8vo (23 cm), 140 pp. Contemporary morocco backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine with raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, original wrappers bound in (binding slightly rubbed at extremities, bookplate). The auction catalog for sales held in Paris on February 12-17, 1877, comprised a total of 1355 items. These items included works by prominent artists such as Van Dyck, De Marcenay, Ficquet, Gaucher, and Savart. The catalog featured a variety of items such as vignettes, assorted prints, illustrated books, and notable works like "Contes de La Fontaine" in folio, "Roman comique" by Scarron illustrated by Oudry and Pater, "Lazarille de Tormes," "Cris de Paris" by Poisson, works attributed to Mme de Pompadour, Racine's works published by Didot including a unique proof, and more. Additionally, the catalog included drawings by renowned artists such as Moreau le jeune, depictions of Marie-Antoinette, Joseph II, among others.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Catalogue de portraits la plupart pouvant servir aux illustrations classés par graveurs et par noms oeuvres . Vignettes, estampes diverses, livres a figures . Collection de M. Em. Martin
• Publisher: Paris
• Publication Date: 1877
• Language: French
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
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