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Daguerre Val de Loire
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[Games – BULLET (Jean-Baptiste)].
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129
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[Games – BULLET (Jean-Baptiste)].
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €180
Voluntary lot
Description
[Games – BULLET (Jean-Baptiste)]. Historical research on playing cards, with critical and interesting notes, by the author of *Mémoires sur la Langue Celtique*. Lyon: J. Deville, 1757. In-8, half-title, [6], 163, [3] pp. (Missing a small section at the margin of pages 1 and 2, minor stains) bound in full waxed cardboard (19th century), with a red title label. Red edges.
First edition, uncommon. Quérard, I, p. 563: ‘A rare and curious work’ – Brunet, I, 1387: ‘A rare and much sought-after treatise’
The author was born in Besançon, where he taught theology at the city’s university.
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About the sale
Books & Manuscripts, Engravings, Posters, Illustrations, Postcards and Stamps
Auction location
Auction time
09/24/2026 at 2:00 PM
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