a book with a picture of a man in a boat on itan open book with a drawing of a man smoking a pipean open book with a drawing of a man standing in front of a group of menan open book with a drawing of a woman sitting at a tablean open book with a drawing of a man standing in front of a buildingan open book with a drawing of a man and a woman standing in front of a crowdan open book with a drawing of a man in a military uniforman open book with a picture of a woman with a red umbrellathe front cover of a purple book with a gold seal on it
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477 - 477- BERTALL (Charles Albert d’Arnoux, known as): ‘Les Commu…
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Estimate €60 - €80
Description
477- BERTALL (Charles Albert d’Arnoux, known as): ‘Les Communeux. Types – Characters – Costumes’. Gotschlack, Paris and London, 1871. A very complete in-4 album of the 34 colour plates by BERTALL. Publisher’s illustrated cardboard binding, decorated on the covers. Binding worn: a tear of approximately 5 cm at the top spine, split headbands, worn corners. Most of the plates are in fine condition with well-preserved colours. FIRST EDITION of this important, satirical and contemporary pictorial account of the Paris Commune, published as early as 1871.
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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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