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106 - [BEST LELOIR HOTELIN and REGNIER] – TOPFFER (Rodolphe) – Gen…
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Estimate €60 - €80
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[BEST LELOIR HOTELIN and REGNIER] – TOPFFER (Rodolphe) – Geneva Short Stories. Paris, Garnier, c. 1880; in-4, 428 pp., red half-shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, gilt edges. Rodolphe Töpffer was a Genevan illustrator of the first half of the 19th century. He was often regarded as the inventor of the comic strip, on a par with the Epinal prints. It was his own travels that Töpffer illustrated with the verve of a caricaturist. Töpffer also had a political career in the canton of Geneva, characterised by very conservative views. Sixth edition, illustrated by the finest artists of the nineteenth century.
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About the sale Antique and modern books.
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Closing date 10/20/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 89041354
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