Book Description

The peepshow depicts the coronation of Charles X, King of France in 1825 which took place in Rheims cathedral which has been suitably bedecked for the occasion. The cut-aways depict a mix of gentlemen, ladies, military men, other uniformed officials, an orchestra and various officers of the church together with members of various religious orders.
Dealer Notes
Gestetner-Hyde 83.
Author [ORDINATION - PEEPSHOW].
Date [c. 1825]
Binding marbled slipcase, the upper cover with lithographic printed label.
Publisher [L.F.]
Condition Hand-coloured upper scene of the western porch of a gothic cathedral with the central arched door cut-away as a peephole, four hand-coloured cut away panels and a back-scene, extending bellows-fashion, each measuring 116 × 143 mm;

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