[GARSAULT, François Alexandre Pierre de. Art du Paumier - Raquetier, de d la Paume, Paris: 1767], 2°, 10 leaves including 2 pages of indices and 9 engraved plates by Benard after Lucotte (lacking title, forward and text, dampstain affecting bottom margins of plates), modern board portfolio. Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return.
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[GARSAULT, François Alexandre Pierre de. Art du Paumier - Raquetier, de d la Paume, Paris: 1767], 2°, 10 leaves including 2 pages of indices and 9 engraved plates by Benard after Lucotte (lacking title, forward and text, dampstain affecting bottom margins of plates), modern board portfolio. Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return.
Lot Essay
These plates, depicting real tennis, are extracted from Denis Diderot & Jean le Rond d'Alembert's Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des metiers.