Layetier. View of the workshop and detail representations. Set of the 2 engravings of box and trap making by Robert Benard (Paris 1734 – after 1777, recte rather ca. 1786) from the quarto edition of the Diderot encyclopedia. (1784.) 24.2-24.3 x 18.5-19 cm.

INSTRUCTIVE  SET . – Typographic watermark. – Trimmed to platemark on the left.
Offer no. 8,204 / EUR  60. (c. US$ 78.) + shipping

“ The prints arrived safely. What is your return policy? My boss, doesn’t like the images, which I understand is subjective (– probably in reaction on the 11^th September –) and no reflection on the condition or any representations you made. Sorry to bother you with this ”

(Mrs. A. P., September 26, 2001)

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