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Daguerre Val de Loire

172 - [Entomology. Butterflies]. CASTILLON (A.) A New Guide to But…
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Estimate €50 - €70
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[Entomology. Butterflies]. CASTILLON (A.) A New Guide to Butterfly Hunting. Illustrated with 12 colour plates. Paris, Courcier, [1858]. In-8, 396 pp., in French, plates, old red half-shagreen, spine with 5 raised bands, green title label, gilt fleurons (corners worn, one section loose, plates slightly browned). The work is illustrated with 12 chromolithographic plates with serpentine borders, including a frontispiece.
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Auction time 07/09/2026 at 2:00 PM
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