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two books that are sitting next to each other on a tablean open book with a picture of a tree on itan open book sitting on top of a table next to a chairan open book with a picture of a city in the backgroundan old book with a picture of a horse drawn carriage on itan open book with a drawing of a church inside of itan open book with a drawing of a mountain scene on itan open book with a picture of a castle in the background
Daguerre Val de Loire

41 - [Record updated; incomplete copy].
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Estimate €150 - €200
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[Record updated; incomplete copy]. BENOIST (Félix), LALAISSE (François-Hippolyte). Illustrated Normandy. Monuments, sites and costumes of the Seine-Inférieure, Eure, Calvados, Orne and Manche departments. Drawn from life by F. Benoist, and lithographed by leading Parisian artists; the costumes drawn and lithographed by H. Lalaisse. Nantes, Charpentier, 1854–1855. 2 folio volumes, multiple pagination, midnight blue half-calf, spine with 5 raised bands, title and volume number gilded, rampant lion repeated in fleurons, gilded coat of arms at the bottom of the spines (slight rubbing; water stains at the beginning of the text for Seine-Inf. and on 5 plates; missing the map, some plates and a few pages of text). A luxurious, monumental panorama of the five departments of Normandy, illustrated with numerous lithographs. This copy contains: Eure, 24 plates out of 25; Orne, 20 plates out of 21; Manche, 16 plates out of 17; Calvados, 27 plates out of 30; Seine-Inférieure: 29 plates out of 33. It does not contain the map of Normandy; however, the series of 23 plates of costumes is complete. Pages 33 to 37 of the Seine-Inf. are missing, as are pages 61–62 of the Calvados section. Provenance: the Carnot coat of arms, gilded on the spines, which may refer to Sadi Carnot (1837–1887), statesman and President of the Republic.
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About the sale Books from the 15th to the 21st century, most of which are illustrated. Manuscripts. Painters’ autographs. Collections of bookplates. Maps and plans. Atlases. Architectural drawings. Normandy.
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
Lot description modified on 10/21/2026 at 6:28 PM
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