1860 Scarce Leporello Book ~ Celebrities of La CLOSERIE DES LILAS. 20 Chromolithographs.

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Author: Lith. Fernique.
Title: LA CLOSERIE DES LILAS. (Célébrités de la Closerie des Lilas et du nouveau Prado).
Publisher: Paris, Lith. Fernique, no date (1860). First Edition.
Language: no text.
Size: 7 "X 4.5 ".
Pages: unpaginated (20) pages in concertina book format.
Binding: Attractive and very good original full cloth binding (hinges worn but still tight - as shown, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare foxing - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 20 wonderful full-page colored lithographs illustrating the celebrities of the famous Closerie des Lilas in Paris.

Estimate: (Only one other know copy sold for 2000USD$ in 2019 at Ader Auction in France).

The book: Scarce leporello (concertina) composed of 20 color lithographs representing the famous dancers of La Closerie des Lilas and the Nouveau Prado: Annette - Delphine Mignonne - Voyageur - Camille l’aérienne - Irma la bordelaise - Irma Canot - Lodoiska - Delphine la belle - Zouzou - Alice la provençale - Ninie belles dents - Blanche - Jeanne aux bleus - Colomba Eugénie - Léonore - Colomba - Hortense - Mathilde - Camille grand écart - Pauline.

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