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Biographical Study of Augustin Dupré
Saunier, Charles. AUGUSTIN DUPRÉ: ORFÈVRE, MÉDAILLEUR ET GRAVEUR GÉNÉRAL DES MONNAIES. Paris: Société de Propagation des Livres d'Art, 1894. 4to, contemporary tan half calf with marbled sides, gilt; spine with five raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; decorative endpapers. xiv, (2), 120 pages; text illustrations, some full page; 6 very fine plates of medals. Occasional spotting; else fine. A superior copy of this rarely offered work on an important French medalist and coin engraver, best known for his work on post-Revolutionary French coinage and on several exceptionally important early American medals, most notably the Libertas Americana medal. Clain-Stefanelli 13565.
Saunier, Charles. AUGUSTIN DUPRÉ: ORFÈVRE, MÉDAILLEUR ET GRAVEUR GÉNÉRAL DES MONNAIES. Paris: Société de Propagation des Livres d'Art, 1894. 4to, contemporary tan half calf with marbled sides, gilt; spine with five raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; decorative endpapers. xiv, (2), 120 pages; text illustrations, some full page; 6 very fine plates of medals. Occasional spotting; else fine. A superior copy of this rarely offered work on an important French medalist and coin engraver, best known for his work on post-Revolutionary French coinage and on several exceptionally important early American medals, most notably the Libertas Americana medal. Clain-Stefanelli 13565.