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Lot 127
Sale 568 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
May 1, 2018
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GRANDVILLE (1803-1847). Les Fleurs Animee . Paris: Librairie Martinon, [ca 1857].
2 volumes, 8vo (267 x 182 mm). Half-titles, hand-colored engraved titles, 49 hand-colored engraved plates with borders painted gold, 2 engraved plates. (Some spotting.) Contemporary half black morocco, marbled boards (some light rubbing or wear to edges). Later editions, featuring Grandville's anthropomorphic depictions of flowers.