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an old book with a picture of a man on a horse and another man on a horsea black and white photo of a book with a picture of a man and a womanan old book with a drawing of a man holding a flag on top of a tablea close up of a red and gold table runner on a white background
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €250 - €350
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Description
Lithography Raffet, Auguste Album lithographique. 4 volumes, 1831–1833, 1835. With 4 lithographic title pages and 48 lithographic plates with illustrations by Auguste Raffet. Paris, Gihaut, 1831–35. Quarto. Contemporary half-leather binding with decorative gilt lettering (3 lithographed front covers bound in). First edition. – Thieme-B. XXVII, 564 – Between 1830 and 1837, Raffet produced an annual album, each containing twelve lithographs, published by the Parisian publishers Gihaut Frères. It documents and shapes French commemorative culture after 1830, particularly Napoleonic mythology. Raffet was a pupil of Gros and a master of black lithography; his images are highly detailed and have had a defining influence on the style of military illustration. - Bookplate on the endpaper; a small collector’s stamp on the reverse of the plates; some pages are slightly browned or slightly stained; overall, a fine, decoratively bound copy. 4 volumes, 1831–1833. 1835. With 4 lithographic titles and 48 lithographic plates with illustrations after Auguste Raffet. Contains half-leather bindings with decorative embossing (3 lithographed front covers bound in). - Ex libris on the flyleaf, small collector’s stamp on the plates, some slight browning and staining; overall a good, decoratively bound copy. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
Auction location
Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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