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1149 - Anonymous. *Musardiana, or Anecdotes of the Flycatchers*, de…
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Anonymous. *Musardiana, or Anecdotes of the Flycatchers*, dedicated to these gentlemen by a resident of Mont-Argus. In Baguenaudopolis and Paris, Tiger, undated [c. 1814]. In-12, 108 pp., ivory vellum, gilt title (contemporary binding). A very rare anonymous pamphlet, adorned with a curious engraved frontispiece depicting a Chinese aeronaut who has fallen from a balloon and impaled himself on a church spire. Foxing. Jules Bobin’s bookplate. J.M.’s bookplate (from the Émile Nourry sale, 23 September 1976) (Unknown to Barbier and Quérard; Aude, *Critical and Annotated Bibliography of the Ana*, p. 72, refers to an edition—still undated—published by Gauthier in Lons-le-Saulnier.)
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 3 of 4 – Nos. 1085 to 1642
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Auction time 08/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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