hardcover
1925 · Paris, France
by Martin, Henry
Paris, France: Libraire D' Art R. Ducher, 1925. hardcover. Good (edge-wear to boards; rubbing to leather & corners. leather spines scuffed & worn. vol2 lower section of spine missing; vol1 & vol3 chipped & torn. vol2 dampstaining to back cover, pastedowns & half of textblock w/ pgs warped, no staining. textblock edges foxed. glossy pgs have light toning, othewise bright). three volumes w/ quarter leather spine; gilt printing & raised bands; & marbled boards. marbled pastedown & endpapers. top edge gilt. various pagninations w/ bw illustrations. Ex-libris stickers to cover pastedowns; previous bookstore pencil pricing to pastedowns. Textblock's and hinges firm with the exception of volume whose cover hinge is cracked, yet appears strong. Lower corners/edges of the opening pages of volume one clipped. Volume 1 includes chapters: L'Art Grec, L'Art Romain, L'Art Gothique, La Renaissance Italienne, La Renaissance Francaise. Volume 2 includes chapters: Le Style Louis XIII, Le Style Louis XIV, Le Style Louis XV, Le Style Louis XVI, Le Style Empire/Le Style Directoire. Volume 3 includes chapters: L'Art Egyptien/L'Art Assyrien/L'Art Perse, L'Art Indien/L'Art Chinois, L'Art Japonais, L'Art Musulman; all chapters approx 64 pgs.
(Inventory #: 181996)