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an old picture of a fountain in a courtyard with a clock tower in the backgroundtwo boats that are in the water near the shorean old black and white drawing of a building with a clock toweran old book sitting on top of a white table next to a white wallan old book with writing on it sitting on top of a tablean old black and white drawing of a man in a turban holding a cat
Maître Paul PASTAUD

271 - North Africa – LESSORE (Émile) & WYLD (William). A Picturesq…
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Estimate €180 - €200
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North Africa – LESSORE (Émile) & WYLD (William). A Picturesque Journey through the Regency of Algiers, undertaken in 1833 and lithographed by E. Lessore & W. Wyld. Dedicated to Mr Horace Vernet. Paris, Motte, 1835. Folio, red half-shagreen with corner pieces, plain spine with decoration (contemporary binding). Very heavy water damage to the upper part of the volume (binding and pages). Engraved title page, 20 pp. of text and 47 (out of 50) lithographic plates on applied laid paper. The margins of the plates are more or less browned with scattered foxing. Plates 9, 15 and 50 are missing. Plate 20 has been added as a loose leaf with narrower margins. With an engraved portrait by Devéria added as a loose leaf frontispiece.
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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
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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