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drawing of a view of a town with a river in the foregroundan old book sitting on top of a white table next to a white wallan old book with a picture of a river in the backgrounddrawing of a village by a river with a church in the backgrounddrawing of a large building with a clock tower on top of it
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154 - Anjou – TANCREDE (Abraham). Château-Gontier and its surround…
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Estimate €700 - €800
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Anjou – TANCREDE (Abraham). Château-Gontier and its surroundings. Château-Gontier, Béziers, 1872. Folio, half black shagreen with corner pieces, decorated ribbed spine, double gilt fillet framing the covers, gilt top edge (bound by Conilleau in Laval). Limited edition of 350 copies, illustrated with 30 superb hors-texte etchings with captions, including a vignette on the title page by Abraham Tancrède. Texts by the Comte de Falloux, Arsène Houssaye, Dom Piolin, the Comte de Nogent, Victor Pavie, A. Lemarchand, etc. A unique edition reserved exclusively for subscribers. The superb plates depict, amongst others, the châteaux of Angers, Brissac, Montsabert, Blaison, Serrant and Le Plessis-Bourré; the Saint-Aubin and Guillou towers; the Roche de Murs, the Maison d’Adam, the Ardoisières, the Pénitentes, Rue Saint-Laud, the ruins of Champtocé, etc., etc. A very fine copy with no foxing (except on a few of the plates).
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
Auction location
Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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