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Illustrations to Montorgueil's 'Paris au hasard' (Paris: Beraldi, 1895), in-octavo, printed on the same sheet:Recto: four wood-engravings; the first (for page 250 of the book) shows a waiter sitting in an empty cafe after the exhibition of 1855 in the Palais de l'Industrie (H. 45mm, W. 42mm); the second (for page 255 of the book) shows women accompanying their daughters to their 'brevet' exam (H. 65mm W. 60mm); the third (for page 254 of the book) shows schoolgirls, one of whom carrying a portfolio, gathering in front of their school mistress; in the background schoolboys walk accompanied by their teacher (H. 135mm W. 25mm); the fourth (for page 251 of the book) shows a woman running past a stove set in a large room with orchestra playing on a stage in the background (H. 63mm W. 35mm)Verso: three wood-engravings; the first (for page 252 of the book) shows girls enjoying an afternoon out at the Champ-de-Mars in Paris (H. 95mm W. 65mm); the second (for page 253 of the book) sho… (See Merlin record for full description)
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