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Crait+Muller Charenton-Vincennes
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Coinchon, Albert. – Children’s Masks and Buffoons.
See original version (French)
148
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Coinchon, Albert. – Children’s Masks and Buffoons.
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €220
Voluntary lot
Description
Coinchon, Albert. – Children’s Masks and Buffoons. An Alphabetical and Artistic Album. Paris, A. Martin & Cie, [c. 1870]. In-4, publisher’s cardboard binding with bevelled edges, the front cover decorated with a masked child in fancy dress, replicating the frontispiece (plate by Berger), and the back cover with a large rosette, plain spine, grey endpapers, gilt edges – corners and caps rubbed, a small tear beginning at the tail joint of the front cover – [28 leaves, title page, frontispiece and 26 letters]. Each of the 26 letters, reproduced in red upper- and lower-case letters, is accompanied by a colour lithograph depicting, in a childlike style, a character from the theatrical repertoire ranging from Harlequin to Zampa. The ‘W’, which serves as the final letter, features an unlabelled Punch. Overall condition: 8/10 – Rarity: 4/5
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About the sale
Sale of antique and modern books
Auction location
Auction time
10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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