Regency Hand-colored Valentine with Original Handwritten Verse
by Etienne Cassagnon
- Used
- Condition
- Very good. Minor toning, dust soiling, one or two spots. Evidence of previous adhesive/minor short tears to lower leaf verso.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
[France?], 1810. Very good. Minor toning, dust soiling, one or two spots. Evidence of previous adhesive/minor short tears to lower leaf verso.. Regency-era Valentine with hand-colored etching of a lovely young lady holding a bouquet of flowers, above what appears to be an original handwritten sonnet: "Ne vous Affligez point sure votre infirmité / Ô beauté singulière! admirable Entrangère..." ("Do not grieve over your infirmity / O singular beauty! admirable Stranger..."). We have been unable to identify the poet or pseudonym "Etienne Cassagnon".
Bifolium (9.5" by 7.25") with hand-colored etching, decorative border. Small number "6" has been printed next to image.
Bifolium (9.5" by 7.25") with hand-colored etching, decorative border. Small number "6" has been printed next to image.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27004609
- Title
- Regency Hand-colored Valentine with Original Handwritten Verse
- Author
- Etienne Cassagnon
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. Minor toning, dust soiling, one or two spots. Evidence of previous adhesive/minor short tears to lower leaf verso.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- [France?]
- Date Published
- 1810
- Keywords
- French Language, Hand-colored Valentine
Terms of Sale
Eclectibles
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made in a timely manner and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
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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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.