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[Burgundy. Timber floating]. A collection of 12 handwritten …
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107
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[Burgundy. Timber floating]. A collection of 12 handwritten …
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
[Burgundy. Timber floating]. A collection of 12 handwritten letters, dated 1808–1810 and 1872, concerning timber floating, accompanied by publications:
- On the banks of the Yonne in the days of timber floating. Photocopy of a manuscript written around 1912 by Eléonore Egeley. In-4, 99 pp., illustrated with reproductions of postcards, stapled.
- CHEVRIER (H.). History of timber floating on the Cure. Yonne Society of Sciences, 2007. Small quarto, paperback.
- A folder of press cuttings.
See lot 63 for hammers used to mark timber for floating.
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About the sale
DAGUERRE BOURGOGNE – regional sale, part two: Burgundian wines, stamps, books, manuscripts and artefacts, both antique and modern.
Auction location
Auction time
10/03/2026 at 2:00 PM
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