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CHALON, Renier, under pseudonym Fortsas, comte...

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[CHALON, Renier, under pseudonym] F[ortsas], comte de Petite épître numismatique à M.r Louis De C[oster]. [Mons E. Hoyois 1843] In-12 : 4 pp. (slight soiling and yellowing marg.). In sheet. Offprint of a numismatic facétie in verse signed "C.te De F...". Edition of 15 copies, this one on vellum skin (no. 1) reserved for the author as usual for R. Chalon. Louis De Coster (1800-1879), burgomaster of Heverlee, was one of the founders of the Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium and editor of the Society's journal. The initials V. and M. refer to the numismatists Verachter and Menaerts. Ref. De le Court 950. Prov. [Renier Chalon].