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Moyaux on Railroad Medals
Moyaux, Auguste. LES CHEMINS DE FER AUTREFOIS ET AUJOURD'HUI, ET LEURS MÉDAILLES COMMÉMORATIVES. NOTICE HISTORIQUE SUIVIE D'UN CATALOGUE DESCRIPTIF DES MÉDAILLES DE TOUS LES PAYS. Bruxelles: Charles Dupriez, Éditeur, 1905. [bound with] SECOND SUPPLÉMENT ET D'UNE TABLE RÉCAPITULATIVE. Bruxelles: Charles Dupriez, Éditeur, 1925. Folio [33.5 by 25.5 cm], later blue cloth, gilt. (4), (ix)–xii, (2), 262, (2) + (4), 47, (3) pages; titles printed in red and black; decorative initials; numerous text illustrations, some full-page; table; 11 very fine phototypie plates of medals; 1 supplemental plate. A few ragged margins, as often encountered on this title. Very good. An exceptional work on railroad medals, with very fine plates, bound with the second supplement. One of 400 examples of the main work issued on papier vélin of an entire edition of 425 copies. The supplement is very scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 14223.
Moyaux, Auguste. LES CHEMINS DE FER AUTREFOIS ET AUJOURD'HUI, ET LEURS MÉDAILLES COMMÉMORATIVES. NOTICE HISTORIQUE SUIVIE D'UN CATALOGUE DESCRIPTIF DES MÉDAILLES DE TOUS LES PAYS. Bruxelles: Charles Dupriez, Éditeur, 1905. [bound with] SECOND SUPPLÉMENT ET D'UNE TABLE RÉCAPITULATIVE. Bruxelles: Charles Dupriez, Éditeur, 1925. Folio [33.5 by 25.5 cm], later blue cloth, gilt. (4), (ix)–xii, (2), 262, (2) + (4), 47, (3) pages; titles printed in red and black; decorative initials; numerous text illustrations, some full-page; table; 11 very fine phototypie plates of medals; 1 supplemental plate. A few ragged margins, as often encountered on this title. Very good. An exceptional work on railroad medals, with very fine plates, bound with the second supplement. One of 400 examples of the main work issued on papier vélin of an entire edition of 425 copies. The supplement is very scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 14223.