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EXTRA ILLUSTRATED
RECOLLECTIONS OF MIRABEAU, AND OF THE TWO FIRST LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES OF FRANCE. [Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau.]
Published by Philadelphia [PA]: Carey & Lea [Henry Carey and Isaac Lea], 1833.
Dumont Etienne
1st American Edition the first English was 1832.
(Pierre Etienne Louis Dumont - Stephen Dumont, 1759-1829). [Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, 1749-1791.]
399 pages 27 extra illustrated plates
Bound in Full Red Morocco Bound by "Taffin" signed by the binder in the lower inside front board,
Bookbinder Taffin-Lefort amongst others "Trautz-Bauzonnet, Lortic, Chambolle-Duru, and Gruel" were some of the best bookbinders in the 18th and 19th centuries to imitate earlier styles of bindings.In the 19th century, the demand of antiquarian book collectors for retrospective bindings was so great that there was a concerted effort on the part of bookbinders to copy earlier styles. Many of these binders produced outstanding designs of earlier years, ofttimes surpassing… Read More

THE "RHINEBECK" PANORAMA OF LONDON
Introduction by Ralph Hyde and Keys by Peter Jackson
Published by London Topographical Society, London (1981)
London Topographical Society, London, 1981. Large Card Folder. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Important reference with Rhinebecks panorams reproduced in full colour in 4 large plates, with Introduction by Ralph Hyde and keys by Peter Jackson. 1st Edition 1981 published by the London Topographical society as Publication no 125. Very large blue card covered folder with plates, introduction and key, together with review and b/w illustrations from a 1981 Times review. in very good condition /almost as new.