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Please consult the conditions of sale at the end of the description before purchasing. Duplessi-Bertaux, Jean. Album of youth, amateurs and artists, made up of twenty-five various subjects. Arts and trades, horses, hunts, military scenes, views and landscapes decorated with factories and animals, etc. Paris, Chez Joubert Publisteur (the first dish indicates "Imprimerie by J. Didot L’Aîné"), 1823. In -8 oblong - 20 x 26 cm. Publisher's cardboard in red grain red-grain , first dish printed in black in an ornamental frame of the same shade. [2 p.], 15 pp. (Text), 26 engraved plates. Copy Complete of 25 miniature scenes and a portrait, engraved with etching. Rare original edition of this posthumous album (Duplessi-Bertaux died in 1818) bringing together 25 miniature scenes as well as a self-portrait, all drawn and engraved with the author by the author. The compositions evoke, in addition to daily life, trades (boilermakers, hairdresser-barbier, marshal, modes of modes ...), landscapes (often rural), some "markers" of the Empire and the Restoration: army, pupils of a royal high school, pension from young ladies, Bataille (Waterloo), Revue des troops Allieds, the Grand Turk. The finesse of the line is reminiscent of Callot, moreover quoted, with other master engravers, in the introductory historical notice on etching with etching. Book present in only 3 French institutions (BNF, Diderot LSH Lyon, INHA library). Tired cardboard (friction, small ink stains, bites, missing head caps, bell jaws, blunt corners), freckles and pale wetting in the margin inside, without damage to engravings, which remain fresh and Remarkable details. Good overall condition for this rare work. ___ Bookstore L’Art et la Manner 19 Route de Pithiviers 45300 BOYNES France Member of SLAM and LILA ( National Union of Ancient and Modern Bookstores / International League of Old Booksellers) ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) English spoken Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any inquiry The greatest care is taken in the description of the works, however, unintentional errors may be made. Do not hesitate to inform us, including after receipt of your purchase. Regarding shipping: The choice is yours! So that you can benefit from the best services and the most advantageous quality/price ratio, the bookstore offers you: Hand delivery by appointment, in Boynes, near Pithiviers, or in Paris on Saturday mornings or during old book fairs. Sending by the Post Office :: by letter for folds less than 3 cm thick (packaging included) or by colissimo. Deposit in Relay Point . The bookstore practices grouped shipments . If you make multiple purchases in our store, U A new claim for payment with adjusted postage costs will be sent to you within a maximum period of 24 hours . THE insurance is optional (option not available for Relay Point shipments). For shipments to Overseas , please contact us beforehand to find out the exact amount of postal costs. Although packaging costs are offered, packages are reinforced and prepared with great care. The Librairie l'Art et la Manière is always on the lookout for rare and old works, to purchase individually or in batches. We travel primarily in Loiret (45), Paris (75) and the south of Ile-de-France (91, 77, 78, 92, 94) as well as in Yonne (89) and Eure-et-Loir (28). If you would like to sell some, do not hesitate to contact us. Just type “Librairie l’Art et la Manière” into your favorite search engine! Rare original edition of this posthumous album (Duplessi-Bertaux died in 1818) bringing together 25 miniature scenes as well as a self-portrait, all drawn and engraved with the author by the author. The compositions evoke, in addition to daily life, trades (boilermakers, hairdresser-barbier, marshal, modes of modes ...), landscapes (often rural), some "markers" of the Empire and the Restoration: army, pupils of a royal high school, pension from young ladies, Bataille (Waterloo), Revue des troops Allieds, the Grand Turk. The finesse of the line is reminiscent of Callot, moreover quoted, with other master engravers, in the introductory historical notice on etching with etching. The Librairie l'Art et la Manière is always on the lookout for rare and old works, to purchase individually or in