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several old books are stacked on top of each other on a shelfseveral old books are lined up in a row on a white surfacetwo old books with red bindings on them sitting on a white surfacean old book with a picture of a train on itan open book with drawings on it sitting on a tablean open book with pictures of ships and people on itan open book with pictures of rocks and mountains in itan open book with pictures of people and animals on itan open book with pictures of people in the pagesan open book with pictures of people on itan open book with drawings on it on a tablean open book with a picture of a train on it
Maître Philippe AMIGUES - Hotel des Ventes du Tarn

109 - 109- ‘L’ILLUSTRATION. Journal universel.
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Estimate €300 - €500
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Description
109- ‘L’ILLUSTRATION. Journal universel.’ The first 16 volumes in large quarto, volumes I to XVI, covering the years 1843 to 1850. Paris, J.-J. Dubochet, later Le Chevalier et Cie, publishers. Numerous woodcuts within the text and full-page illustrations. Some damage to the first few pages of the 1844 volume. 19th-century garnet half-shagreen binding, spine with faux raised bands decorated with gilt motifs, marbled endpapers and covers. Some scuffing to the bindings. Satisfactory condition overall. A RARE first set comprising the first sixteen volumes of this famous publication, from its foundation in 1843.
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About the sale Antique and modern books – comic books
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 10:30 AM
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