1878 · Paris
by Lescure, Mathurin Francois Adeolphe De
Paris: P. Ducrocq, 1878. Large Quarto. 456p. French text. 4 rich chromolithographs. One of the most thorough accounts of Francis I. With 70 additional black and white engravings and illustrations in text. see Grand dictionnaire universsel du XIXe siecle, Vol. 17, p. 1517-1518. Bound in red pebble grained morocco centrally stamped in gilt, raised bands with compartments lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, binding rubbed with some corner wear, scattered foxing. A good copy.
(Inventory #: 004032)