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$ 82.) + shipping
“ At this time we are on our boat … I hope you extend the same faith in me as I have in you in paying for this sizable sum in advance (sight unseen) in the expectation of delivery … Best regards ”
(Mr. P. C., July 22, 2002)