Hardbound
1953 · Paris, France
by Verlet, Pierre with Serge Grandjean and Marcelle Brunet
Paris, France: Gerard le Prat, 1953. Hardbound. VG- (light shelf wear to boards and a bit of age toning to page edges). Oatmeal cloth boards with gilt design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine; Volume I only, 240 pp. with color frontis and 132 tipped color and bw plates (color plates tippin in); one gate-fold of four plates, all color. Text in French. Covers Sevres from the eighteenth through twentieth centuries. Includes a lengthy introductory essay about Sevre in the 18th century, in 5 parts: history, technique, the works (flowers, vases, sculptures, etc.), style, and successes and consequences. A brief introduction to the works of the 19th/20th centuries follows. Plate annotations appear in the rear of the book.. A valuable reference to anyone interested in Sevres.
(Inventory #: 176676)