Rare, Striking 1808-10 Hand-colored French "Coquilles" Bookplate Engravings antique photographs thick stripes plus the tail

thick stripes plus the tail is pretty great too

with the handwritten card on one detailing the sizes

But this is the first I've found that is completely blank

3" x 5 1/8"

I believe there was once a separate winder with string used to set this top spinning

Rare, Striking 1808-10 Hand-colored French "Coquilles" Bookplate Engravings antique photographs thick stripes plus the tailSOLD : E, F My photos do not do these hand colored bookplate woodcut engravings justice they are subtle but quite stunning I think, with the interplay of the engraving and the coloration making them feel both unusual and really rather exquisite. They come from a scarce 1808 10 work "Conchyliogie systmatique et classification mthodique des coquilles," by the French naturalist Pierre Denys de Montfort (1766 1820) with the plates drawn and engraved by