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two old books stacked on top of each other on a white surfacean open book with a drawing of a man and a woman on itan old book with a drawing of a woman sitting on a thronean open book with a drawing of a room in it
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42 - RABELAIS (François) Amsterdam, Jean-Férédric Bernard, 1741..
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Description
RABELAIS (François) Amsterdam, Jean-Férédric Bernard, 1741.. Works. 3 vols. in-4 (24.2 x 18.8 cm), marbled calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs, red title and volume number labels (contemporary binding). Frontispiece, 2 frontispiece titles, 17 plates (including 4 folded) and numerous copper-engraved headpieces and tailpieces after Bernard Picart. Bindings very slightly worn, corners blunt, joints slightly rubbed. A few slight foxing spots Provenance: William Banby (heraldic and handwritten bookplate). Viscount Mersey Bignor Park (label). Bibliography: Cohen, 839. Tchemerzine, V, 319. Rahir, 599.
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About the sale The Rothschild taste, passed down through the generations: A pied-à-terre on the Champ-de-Mars
Auction location
Auction time 09/22/2026 at 2:30 PM
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