L'Art ancien à l'exposition de 1878
Hardbound
1879 · Paris
by Gonse, M. Louis
Paris: A. Quantin, 1879. Hardbound. VG-, outer hinges weak and wearing. Ex art school library copy with small stamps, none on plates, interior clean and crisp. 3/4 leather with deckled boards, five raised bands. Top edge gilt, leather dry. 566 pp., profusely illustrated including 1 color chromolithograph and 14 etchings or line engravings on thick paper. Text explores the many facets of Ancient (meaning, in this case, non-modern) art displayed at the 1878 Paris Exposition. A plethora of text illustrations support the essays on different topics and geographical areas. (Inventory #: 104552)