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an open book on a white surface with a drawing of a doga drawing of a woman in a dress and a hatan open book with a picture of a woman holding a birdan old book with a drawing of a man in a robe and hatan open book with a drawing of a woman in a dress and hatan old book with a drawing of a man in a hat and coatan old picture of a woman in a white dressan old picture of a lady in a fancy dressa drawing of a man in armor sitting on a chairan old print of a man playing a banjo while standing in front of a treean old picture of a man in a military uniform with a canean old book sitting on top of a table next to a white walla book that is sitting on a white table
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497 - 497- MAZUY (A.): ‘Ancient Typefaces and Characters Based on …
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Estimate €60 - €80
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Description
497- MAZUY (A.): ‘Ancient Typefaces and Characters Based on Painted or Written Documents’. Paris: Delloye, publisher, 1841. Quarto, illustrated with 20 colour plates by Théophile FRAGONARD and DUFÉY. Wood-engraved vignettes within the text. A few foxing spots. Margins of the ‘Roi des Ribauds’ plate trimmed (plate in poor condition, restored). 19th-century half-chagrin binding. Spine with faux raised bands decorated with gilt squares. Marbled covers and endpapers. Worn corners. Satisfactory condition overall. FIRST EDITION.
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About the sale Antique and modern books – comic books
Auction location
Auction time 10/22/2026 at 10:30 AM
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