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Stenciled broadside on card stock. 9x 11.75" (23x 30xcm). Near Fine. Trace toning (scanned copy is trimmed but contents complete). L'Imagerie d'Epinal published several series of cutout models, including the 'Grandes Constructions' (Large: 39x 49 cm), the 'Moyennes Constructions' (Medium) and the 'Petites Constructions' (Small) from 1880-1908, topics featured period architecture, costumes, boats, vehicles and paper or 'home theaters'. This type of toy developed and continued until World War II and was originally sold by peddlers. Pellerin was the first printer to mass-produce this type of image. Originally, the image was engraved on a wooden block and printed using a hand press. It was then colored using stencils. In the 19th century, lead casts were made from the engraved woodblock: these were called stereotypes and enabled production to be increased. In 1820, lithography was introduced, leading to a radical change in style, with finer drawings. In 1900, coloring was still done using stencils, thanks to a machine that could color 300 images per hour, the Aquatype. The term "voiturette" (meaning "little car") was used for early automobiles produced by several manufacturers between the late 1890s and early 1900s, most famously by Renault for its first car from 1898 to 1903. Other significant voiturette productions include the Laurin & Klement Voiturette A from 1905 to 1910 and the Leon Bollee Voiturette, a three-wheeler produced from 1895.…

Original Wraps. Etat : Very Good+. First Edition. First Edition. Original Wraps. Reproduced edition of the Epinal Tarot originally printed in 1830 by arts printers, Pellerin from Vosges, France. The woodcuts of the present edition are the same as those used by Georgin, the engraver during the Napoleonic period. Tarot explanatory notes by experienced diviner, Paulette Vieber. Classic 19th century design and rendition. Box shows opening/closing wear (tab), otherwise complete, vg. In original box, with instruction booklet in French and English. Comprises 78 numbered cards including one consultant card.…