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a picture of a man and a woman standing in front of a bookan old picture of a castle with a horse drawn carriage in front of itan old picture of a woman and a child on a beacha book that is sitting on top of a tablea picture of a book with a picture of a man and a dogan old picture of a castle with a bridge in the foreground
Maître Stéphane PRENVEILLE

117 - LALAISSE (François Hippolyte) – BENOIST (Félix) – Galerie Ar…
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
LALAISSE (François Hippolyte) – BENOIST (Félix) – Galerie Armoricaine. Costumes and Picturesque Views of Brittany […] – Nantes; Charpentier père & fils, [1858] – 2 volumes in 1 large folio volume – 5 lithographed titles enhanced with watercolour, 100 colour plates of costumes (14 for Loire-Inférieure, 24 for Morbihan, 10 for Ille-et-Vilaine, 39 for Finistère and 13 for the Côtes-du-Nord), and 25 plates of landscapes, views and monuments (3 for Loire-Inférieure, 6 for Morbihan, 3 for Ille-et-Vilaine, 9 for Finistère and 4 for the Côtes-du-Nord), all lithographed, mounted on card and often enhanced with small touches of watercolour (the 5 maps are missing) – The volume concludes with 112 pages of explanatory text in two columns and the table of contents – Contemporary half-chagrin binding with embossed anthracite grey (covers rubbed) – Decorated ribbed spine with gold lettering (upper cap rubbed and damaged, lower cap worn away) – Gilded head – A fine copy inside.
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About the sale Antique and modern books and documents
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Auction time 10/02/2026 at 9:30 AM
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