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Please consult the conditions of sale at the end of the description before purchasing. FILLON, Angelique. Portable atlas. Composed of geographical maps and decorated with historical details. Without location, without publisher, unique piece, 1830. Oblong in-4 – 33.5 x 24 cm. Contemporary binding in long-grain red half-morocco with corners set with a gilt fillet, spine with 5 raised bands decorated with double fillets, lace and small gilt irons, gilt supra-libris on the first cover, all gilt edges. 29 ff. Beautiful entirely handwritten atlas composed in 1830 by a young girl named Angélique Fillon. It contains a calligraphic title and 14 detailed and enhanced color maps : Europe, Sweden and Norway, British Isles, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, Asia, Asian Turkey, China, Africa, North America and South America. A text sheet sometimes gives information on the country or continent represented. Some rubbing on the binding and tarnished leaves, ink discharge, some pitting (especially at the end of the volume), otherwise beautiful copy, entirely calligraphed and nicely bound. ___ Bookstore L’Art et la Manner 19 Route de Pithiviers 45300 BOYNES France Member of SLAM and LILA ( National Union of Ancient and Modern Bookstores / International League of Old Booksellers) ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) English spoken Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any inquiry The greatest care is taken in the description of the works, however, unintentional errors may be made. Do not hesitate to inform us, including after receipt of your purchase. Regarding shipping: The choice is yours! So that you can benefit from the best services and the most advantageous quality/price ratio, the bookstore offers you: Hand delivery by appointment, in Boynes, near Pithiviers, or in Paris on Saturday mornings or during old book fairs. Sending by the Post Office : by letter for folds less than 3 cm thick (packaging included) or by colissimo. Deposit in Relay Point . The bookstore practices group shipments . If you make multiple purchases in our store, u A new claim for payment with adjusted postage costs will be sent to you within a maximum period of 24 hours . THE insurance is optional (option not available for Relay Point shipments). For shipments to Overseas , please contact us beforehand to find out the exact amount of postal costs. Although packaging costs are offered, packages are reinforced and prepared with great care. The Librairie l'Art et la Manière is always on the lookout for rare and old works, to purchase individually or in batches. We travel primarily in Loiret (45), Paris (75) and the south of Ile-de-France (91, 77, 78, 92, 94) as well as in Yonne (89) and Eure-et-Loir (28). If you would like to sell some, do not hesitate to contact us. Just type “Librairie l’Art et la Manière” into your favorite search engine! Contemporary binding in long-grain red half-morocco with corners set with a gilt fillet, spine with 5 raised bands decorated with double fillets, lace and small gilt irons, gilt supra-libris on the first cover, all gilt edges. Beautiful entirely handwritten atlas composed in 1830 by a young girl named Angélique Fillon. It contains a calligraphic title and 14 detailed and enhanced color maps : Europe, Sweden and Norway, British Isles, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, Asia, Asian Turkey, China, Africa, North America and South America. A text sheet sometimes gives information on the country or continent represented. The Librairie l'Art et la Manière is always on the lookout for rare and old works, to purchase individually or in batches. We travel primarily in Loiret (45), Paris (75) a