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... rare energy and industry , and he was thus able to make himself famous in every branch of art , leaving his mark in the whole field of illustrated literature . In tragic and comic . scenes alike he exhibits his masterly skill , and at ...
... rare energy and industry , and he was thus able to make himself famous in every branch of art , leaving his mark in the whole field of illustrated literature . In tragic and comic . scenes alike he exhibits his masterly skill , and at ...
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... rare aves in the Hôtel Drouot , but when they do occur , the fierce competition for them is a spectacle both amusing and exciting . When biddings are made at random , prices of course become fictitious . In the same way foreign books of ...
... rare aves in the Hôtel Drouot , but when they do occur , the fierce competition for them is a spectacle both amusing and exciting . When biddings are made at random , prices of course become fictitious . In the same way foreign books of ...
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... rare volume , but as it is not of intrinsic merit , it forms merely the whim of a few collectors , who in- dulge a mania à outrance . A reaction is sure to set in , for what was pursued was a shadow . Again , an enthusiastic amateur ...
... rare volume , but as it is not of intrinsic merit , it forms merely the whim of a few collectors , who in- dulge a mania à outrance . A reaction is sure to set in , for what was pursued was a shadow . Again , an enthusiastic amateur ...
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... rare . Adam ( Robert ) . Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia , 61 plates after R. Adam and C. L. Clerisseau , by F. Bartolozzi , P. Santini , etc. London , 1763 or 64 , Atlas fol . ( 30s . to 40s ...
... rare . Adam ( Robert ) . Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia , 61 plates after R. Adam and C. L. Clerisseau , by F. Bartolozzi , P. Santini , etc. London , 1763 or 64 , Atlas fol . ( 30s . to 40s ...
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... rare ( 12s . to 15s . ) . The Almanach was continued for 1742 and 1743 . Almanach . Etrennes mignonnes , pour l'année 1741 , 32mo . , frontispiece and vignette designed and engraved by Cochin ( 8s . to 10s . ) . Almanach pour la ...
... rare ( 12s . to 15s . ) . The Almanach was continued for 1742 and 1743 . Almanach . Etrennes mignonnes , pour l'année 1741 , 32mo . , frontispiece and vignette designed and engraved by Cochin ( 8s . to 10s . ) . Almanach pour la ...
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