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The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Flack

Sat, Oct 27, 2012 09:00AM EDT
Lot 366

Carl Friederich Egelmann (Reading, Pennsylvania 17

Estimate: $250 - $350
Sold for
$177.25
Sold Price includes BP

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Carl Friederich Egelmann (Reading, Pennsylvania 1782-1860), engraved first edition copybook, dated 1821, the frontispiece depicting the interior of a scriptorium followed by pages of writing samples, the alphabet, etc., 6 1/4" x 8". Pictured in Shelley, Fraktur Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts, plates 71, 268, and 269.

Condition

Staining and loss to edges, mostly top right.