[Rarebooks] FS: 1860 French Intital Letter Designs for Engravers

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Tue Jul 14 16:08:41 EDT 2009


"Collection Complete de Chiffres Doubles Compose & Dediee aux Artistes
Industriels par S. Daniel, Graveur et Dessinateur"

By S. Daniel.
Printed in Paris by Kaeppelin 17 Quai Voltaire.
No date, but the paper, binding and typography all suggest around 1860.

A lovely French designers’ selection of fancy double-initial letters for
the use of engravers on silver, jewelry and like pieces.

Hardcover. 6”x9”, title page plus 34 lithographed plates with initials
printed in blue. Covers with moderate wear, some soil, front hinge cracked
but tight (see below, left), endpapers soiled, title page lightly spotted,
but plates clean. $150.00

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