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L'Ingenieux hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche
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Valentin, F
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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Title
L'Ingenieux hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche
Description
Style: Rocaille, curved shapes comprising frame, usually French; Caption: Upper cover; Colour: Red; Edge: Unspecified
Date Binding: 19c
Medium Decorative Technique: Tooled in blind|Tooled in gold; Cover Material: Goatskin (includes morocco, turkey etc)
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Shelfmark: c156h1
Place of creation Binding: France
Object history Text: 1836, 1837; Paris; Unspecified
Notes Part of the Charles Ramsden Collection of Signed Bindings. Signed by F. Valentin. Macchi states; His addresses were as follows: Helder 12 and Taitbout 7 (1835), Caumartin 29 (1836), Neuve-Coquenard 24 (1838-1849). Also worked with Boersch (Bibliotheca Wittockiana, Relieurs et reliures, 1995, p. 565; J. Fléty, Dictionnaire, p. 171; C. Ramsden, French bookbinders, p. 212).
References Paul Culot, Reliures et reliures decorees en France a l'epoque romantique, Bruxelles, 1995
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