ID 992915
Lot 15 | VERNET, Horace (1789-1863)
Estimate value
£ 2 500 – 3 500
Croquis lithographiques. [Paris:], Imp. Lithog. de F. Delpech, 1818.
The Schwerdt copy of this extremely rare suite of 18 French hunting lithographs. Thiébaud, 929; Schwerdt II, 282 (one of 2 copies described).
Oblong quarto (248 x 313mm). Hand-coloured lithographic frontispiece and 17 plates (occasional light scattered spotting). Later olive cloth, gilt morocco lettering pieces to upper cover and spine (extremities faintly rubbed). Provenance: C.F.G.R. Schwerdt (bookplate).
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
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