A surgical/amputation set—housed in a leather-covered wood case, with fitted, covered trays that hold the instruments. Among those are several saws (bow, chain, Hey’s, and metacarpal), several pairs of bone forceps, a trephine and brush, a Buck’s dril...
Unnumbered copy of limited first edition of Jean Cocteau's L'ode à Picasso (Paris: La Belle Edition, 1919), heavly annotated by Cocteau. Laid in: business card of Louis Broder, with autograph manuscript note, signed.
Description:
Formerly owned by Louis Broder. Purchased from John McWhinnie on Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2008.
Printed certificate issued by the Trésor royal of France, completed in manuscript, enrolling Marie Victoire Sophie de Noailles in the 10th French royal tontine, created by edict in 1759. The certificate is number 93 of the 8th class of the tontine. Do...
Description:
Marie Victoire Sophie de Noialles (1688-1766) was a French noble and courtier.
Subject (Geographic):
France. and France
Subject (Name):
Noailles, Marie Victoire Sophie de, 1688-1766., Perrotin, active 1760., and France. Trésor royal.
Subject (Topic):
Annuities, Finance, and Tontine life insurance policies