Live auction - Lot 1051
[Belgium - Meuse]
Voyage aux bords de la Meuse. Dessins de Paul Lauters. Légendes, récits et traditions.
Brussels, Société des Beaux-Arts, 1839
Hammer price: €
800
€ 300 / 500
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Lot description
Folio: [4]-64-[2] pp.; 36 pl. (foxed, pl. marg. foxed or toned, flyleaf sl. creased).
Half shagreen with marbled boards (sl. worn and rubbed, sm. def. on spine).
Interesting compilation of legends, stories and traditions along the Meuse valley with the complete set of 36 lithogr. views on the region from Givet to Maastricht. This work is considered Lauters' greatest achievement.
Ref. Van der Marck 138.