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A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
Dictionnaire d’Anecdotes, de Traits Singuliers et Caractéristiques, Historiettes, Bon Mots, Naïvetés, Saillies, Reparties Ingenieuses, &c, &c
Author:
Imprint Date:
1767
Publishing Colophon:
A Paris, Chez La Combe, Libraire, Quai de Conty. M. DCC. LXVII.
Binding:
Half tanned leather binding with blockprinted paper sides, all red-sponged textblock edges
Paper:
Two-color blockprint: red-brown diaper/grid with blue four-petal daisy fills
Analysis:
Collector's Notes:
This pattern is identical to 25.090 except for the dots ringing each square… perhaps attributable to a later-copied block or damaged to the original?
Collection ID:
26.047
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