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Hôtel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand

238 - Account book of a farmer from the Bourbonnais region, largel…
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Estimate €30 - €60
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Account book of a farmer from the Bourbonnais region, largely blank. 1817–1829, folio (25 x 39 xm), 169 folios. Bluish paper board binding, traces of laces. - Binding shows signs of wear, spine partially detached, scuffing; the interior is in good condition. The first 74 pages contain the ‘income and expenditure’ accounts of a farmer from the Sologne region of Bourbonnais. Written in black ink, clearly legible. Ruled paper, with a grape cluster watermark. - Purchases and sales of livestock and produce at various local fairs; days’ work; advances and amounts due to sharecroppers; servants’ wages and labourers’ pay; travel expenses; taxes; etc. The sharecroppers of Le Pontat; Le Chatelet; Les Carrabins… are mentioned. “Purchased a pair of pliers from Burelle in Moulins”; “Advanced to Mathieu Dejoux, sharecropper at Les Carrabins, for his food”; “Paid for 6 days’ work clearing scrub at Bouillon in Le Chatelet”; “Paid for 2 days’ spading at Gilberton”; “Sold a young black cow at the fair in Le Moutier”; etc. Numerous proper names and places are mentioned. - The following 95 folios are blank. On the front of the second cover: “Inventory of tools and utensils belonging to us in the Pontus store”.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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