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492 - Touchatout. – A set of 3 volumes in-4, identically bound in …
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Estimate €150 - €200
Description
Touchatout. – A set of 3 volumes in-4, identically bound in brown half-maroquin with corner caps, ribbed spines, gilt titles and gilt heads. The volumes are in fine condition. 1/ - A Tintamarresque History of France from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Paris, Published by the offices of the newspaper L’Éclipse, 1872. - [2 folios, including the frontispiece], 796 pp. Illustrated by G. Lafosse, including 11 full-colour plates. 2/ - A Tintamarresque History of Napoleon III. The Years of Fortune. Paris, Published by the offices of the newspaper *L’Éclipse*, 1874. – [2 leaves], 803 pp. Illustrated with numerous in-text and half-title drawings, including 10 half-titles in colour. 3/ - A Tintamarresque History of Napoleon III. The Imperial Downfall. Paris, Available at All Booksellers, 1878 – [3 leaves, including 2 colour covers], 660 pp; [1 black-and-white advertising leaflet for the ‘Trocaderoscope’]. Illustrated with numerous frontispieces and 18 colour half-titles by Lafosse.
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Auction time 10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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