Manuscript French English Dictionary Verba Galant Scripta Manent

$450 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

N.p. likely France: n.d. ca. 1880 . 8vo, approx. 190 pages, text in double column; original full brown morocco, unadorned spine laid out in 6 compartments, a.e.g.; silver plate lock broken and so no key needed ; lightly marked, last leaf partially loose, but generally fine. The text is in a fine, calligraphic hand thrughout, the opening spread highlighted with red and green watercolors; sections include phrases and idioms including topics such as food, birds, fish, vegetables, money,

• Binding: Leather

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