Manuscript French-English dictionary: Verba galant scripta manent

N.p. [likely France: n.d. [ca. 1880]. 8vo, approx. 190 pages, text in double column; original full brown morocco, unadorned spine laid out in 6 compartments, a.e.g.; silver plate lock (broken and so no key needed); lightly marked, last leaf partially loose, but generally fine. The text is in a fine, calligraphic hand thrughout, the opening spread highlighted with red and green watercolors; sections include phrases and idioms (including topics such as food, birds, fish, vegetables, money, metals, clothing, etc.; and another section on proverbs, followed by the French-English lexicon A-Z. Item #72800

Price: $450.00