2 sets with views of Paris. Turhnout c. 1870-1880 Two-headed, color lithogr. 9.1 x 6.1 cm, rounded corners, 52 cards. Mounted under photo corners on supporting ff. (traces of use). 1. Brepols and Dierckx Zoon. Gilt corners. Spine: gilt basin and flowers on blue background. The aces with 2 different views: place de la Concorde, the Tuileries garden, the Pont Neuf, the Bourse, the Théâtre lyrique, etc. - 2. mesmaekers. Back: oriental decoration with birds and flowers in blue on pink background. The aces with 2 different views of monuments: Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Invalides, Notre-Dame, etc. The 2 faces of each figure have the particularity to be colored differently.

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