Le Roy Soleil

Paris: Ancienne Librairie Furne, Combet & Cie, 1904. 1st Edition. Decorated Cloth. Very Good. Leloir, Maurice. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 92 pp. Lavishly illustrated, luscious, folio sized (14.75 by 11.75 inches) children's and/or young adult biography, part of series of such covering monarchs and towering figures of French history, this being of Louis XIV, the "Sun King". Virtually every other page has bright color illustrations, some illustrations cover two pages, and some are underlay to the print as the norm of the genre. Also lovely header decoration. Some soilage to the boards and wear in corners and spine tips. Page with age toning. Minor chips on FFEP and half title page. Text and plates are clean and bright. Overall comfortably very good.