Author: Lejeal, Alfred Title: Recherches historiques sur les manufactures de faence et de porcelaine de l'arrondissement de Valenciennes.
Description: Valenciennes, Lemaitre, Libraire-diteur, 1868 Small folio (30x2 cm). Contemporary halfmorocco, gilt title on spine (hinges weak); covers with decorated paper; small leather cornerpieces; marbled endpapers. Original printed wrappers preserved (sl. soiled; small stamp). (viii),xii,142 pp. Printed on thick handmade paper. Uncut. (Serious stain innermargin halftitle; waterstains and lightbrown spots in places; tears in some innermargins (a few affecting the text) neatly repaired). With frontispiece: photographical reproduction mounted on cardboard, 1 leaf in text "Gnalogie des Lamoninarts" and 6 plates: 1). lithographed colourplate on glazed paper, 2-5) "plan du moulin broyer", "manufacture" et "plan et coup d'un four"., 5-6) etchings by Jacquemart "porcelaines de Valenciennes". - On the whole a reasonable copy of this rare book. - With autograph dedication: "Hommage M. duard Charton, fondateur et directeur du Magasin Pittoresque Paris. Par son trs humble et trs obissant serviteur. (Belgique) Nivelles, le 27 mars 1870. Abel Lagasse, Ier Echevin, petit-fils de Lamoninary". Gewicht/Weight: 1200 grs.
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Price: EUR 150.00 = appr. US$ 163.03 Seller: Boekhandel-Antiquariaat Emile Kerssemakers
- Book number: 78991