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an old book with a yellow cover sitting next to a yellow bookan open book with a black and white picture on ita book with a picture of a man and a woman on ita book with a picture of a giant balloon in the airan open book with a picture of a cat on it
GALERIE DES VENTES D'ORLEANS - Maître Guillaume CORNET commissaire-priseur

53 - NADAR. Memoirs of a Giant. Paris, Dentu, 1865.
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Estimate €30 - €60
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NADAR. Memoirs of a Giant. Paris, Dentu, 1865. In 12° percaline with corner pieces (bound by Paul Vié), featuring a fold-out illustration of the balloon as a frontispiece. Sent to Mr Louis Grégoire, author of numerous works on geography and history, as well as a dictionary. Enclosed by Eugène d’Arnoult: *A Giant’s Journey from Paris to Hanover by Balloon*. Paris, Dentu, 1863. Small 12mo paperback, soiled and worn. Dry stamp indicating street-vending. It was during this flight of the ‘Giant’ that Nadar and his wife were injured.
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Auction time 09/03/2026 at 11:00 AM
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