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LOT 34:
A BOUND SET OF FRENCH MAGAZINES WITH 24 ALEXANDER III INITIALS, 1884
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A BOUND SET OF FRENCH MAGAZINES WITH 24 ALEXANDER III INITIALS, 1884
Title: Tome LXXXII, Juillet, Aoùt, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Décembre, 1883
Publisher: L'Illustration, Journal Universel
Publishing Location: Paris
Publishing Date: 1884
Page Count: 422
Description: A red morocco leather-bound set of the famous French newspaper/magazine 'L'Illustration', interspersed with 24 initials of Alexander III in red pencil at the corners of the first page of each issue. Previously sold at Christie's Auction House and retaining their tag in the front of the book. Many exquisitely detailed engravings throughout.
15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in., (40 x 29.8 cm.)
Condition: Pages good with the occasional small tear, to be expected from use. Much surface wear to the spine, though the gilt lettering is almost completely intact except for a small fragment. Some scratches and scuffs across covers.
