Ombromanie Deuxième Série - Shadow puppetry
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Paris, France: Lith. St. Aubin, 1860. A rare book of shadow puppetry with eighteen (18) plates lithographed by St. Aubin in Paris. Each plate depicts a pair of hands arranged to create a cast shadow in the shape of an animal or a face. Examples include: "Sanglier" ("Boar"); "Écureuil" ("Squirrel"); and, "Indien Sauvage" ("Savage Indian"). The first plate depicts the "Invalid of Greenwich" using shadow puppets to entertain a young boy.
4to (9.5" by 7.75"), eighteen numbered lithographed plates with lithographed title-page. Bound in original illustrated boards.
OCLC shows 5 copies only, with only 1 copy in the United States, the rest in Europe (May 2022).
4to (9.5" by 7.75"), eighteen numbered lithographed plates with lithographed title-page. Bound in original illustrated boards.
OCLC shows 5 copies only, with only 1 copy in the United States, the rest in Europe (May 2022).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22004560
- Title
- Ombromanie Deuxième Série - Shadow puppetry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Lith. St. Aubin
- Place of Publication
- Paris, France
- Date Published
- 1860
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Shadow Puppets, Lithography
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Some areas of note are childhood ephemera and books, social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, transformation material and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...