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Books, Autographs & Prints / Part II

Wednesday 31 March 2021, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Illustrati francesi - Teatro d'ombre

Les ombres chinoises de mon père, 1885

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Information

Paris, Eduard Rouveyre, 1885. In 2nd. Illustrated front door protected by tissue paper by M. Adolphe Giraldon, with numerous illustrations in the text by Giraldon, Cohl and Ferdinandus, light browning, slight blooms, contemporary half leather binding with author and title stamped in gold on the smooth spine with paper insert, small gap to the hinge.

Specialist Notes

The work describes the origins of shadow theater through 16 theatrical pieces accompanied by numerous elegant silhouette illustrations.

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