Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

France, Pierre Didot, 1827, a bronze medal by A.H. Veyrat, bust right, rev. cruciform-shaped printing press, 41mm (BDM VI, 258; Blades, p.54, for obv.; cf. BDW 3, 185). About extremely fine (£40-60)

Pierre Didot (1760-1853), typographer and poet