There is, to take one example, the well-known case of Curmer’s 1838 edition of Paul et Virginie and La Chaumière Indienne superbly illustrated by Meissonier, Tony Johannot, Huet, and others.
— from Suppressed Plates, Wood-engravings, &c. Together with Other Curiosities Germane Thereto; Being an Account of Certain Matters Peculiarly Alluring to the Collector by George Somes Layard
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