The Works of Chaplain, Roty & Dubois
Mazerolle, F. J.-C. CHAPLAIN. BIOGRAPHIE ET CATALOGUE DE SON OEUVRE. Paris: Raymond Serrure, 1897. 39, (1) pages; 111 detailed descriptions. [bound with] Mazerolle, F. L.-O. ROTY. BIOGRAPHIE ET CATALOGUE DE SON OEUVRE. Paris: Raymond Serrure, 1897. Fine photogravure portrait plate of Roty; (4), 49, (3) pages; 152 detailed descriptions; 12 very fine plates of medals and plaquettes. [bound with] Mazerolle, F. ALPHƒE DUBOIS (1831-1905). BIOGRAPHIE ET CATALOGUE DE SON OEUVRE. Chalon-sur-Sa™ne: ƒmile Bertrand, 1906. Frontispiece portrait plate; (4), 31, (1) pages; 85 detailed descriptions; 3 very fine plates of medals and plaquettes. Three works, bound in one volume. 4to, later red cloth-backed decorative boards; spine lettered in gilt. Fine. Three rare works, two of them with exceptional plates. Tirages ˆ part de la Gazette numismatique franaise. While the Roty work is offered occasionally, the publications on Chaplain and Dubois are genuinely rare: even Richard Margolis, who eagerly sought catalogues of individual medalists, did not have them. A rare opportunity.
Estimate: 300 USD