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an old photo album with a picture of a group of peoplepictures of people riding in a horse drawn carriagethe title of the book is written in french and englisha black and white photo of three men in suits and tiesan old photo of a couple of men and a womanan old photo of a group of people sitting on a bench
GALERIE DES VENTES D'ORLEANS - Maître Guillaume CORNET commissaire-priseur

22 - A GLIMPSE INTO THE PRIVATE LIVES OF FAMOUS FIGURES.
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Estimate €15 - €30
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Description
A GLIMPSE INTO THE PRIVATE LIVES OF FAMOUS FIGURES. 1845–1890. Facsimile printed by Mr Devries circa 1940–1950. Italian-style album with a hardback cover, featuring embossed decoration. A collection of ‘photographic prints’ of the celebrities of the time. Among the figures featured in this album are: Guizot, George Sand, Balzac, Berlioz, Lamartine, Michelet, Victor Hugo, Sainte-Beuve, Francis Garnier, Verlaine, … The first album in a series of 12. Reprints of photographs from the period, each accompanied by a reproduction of the commentary from the original manuscript.
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About the sale Library of Charles Blockhuysen (Jean Reande) and Memories of Montmartre
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Auction time 09/03/2026 at 11:00 AM
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