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1814 Sphinxiana, ou, Recueil Curieux d'Enigmes, de Charades et de Logogriphes
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Description
Colour Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Very Scarce
A very scarce work.
Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, depicting Oedipus defeating the Sphinx.
In French.
A charming volume of riddles and puzzles, published by the French printer Simon Blocquel.
This pocket-sized volume contains a total of 237 charades, enigmas, and logographs
Dated from the Gregorian Calendar to the rear.
Condition
In a full calf binding. Externally, smart, with only a few light marks and a little discolouration to the leather. Very light bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned with some spots. Frontispiece is torn with some loss, repaired with an additional leaf adhered to the recto. The occasional pencil mark to the text.
Very Good
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