Catalogue de Tableaux Modernes...Composant La Collection De M. V... [Veaucamps]
Hardbound
1892 · Paris
by n/a
Paris: Galerie Georges Petit, 1892. Hardbound. VG, small faint white letters on lower spine, a stunningly bound book with clean, crisp illustrations. Bookplate of George J. Gould, Georgian Court inside front cover, as well as that of Newhouse Galleries.. 3/4 Brown moroccan leather with vellum boards, elaborate gilt design, five raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers with one etched bookplate inside front cover and another gallery bookplate on front marbled free endpaper. Includes 19 large photogravures (they appear to be) . Binding is signed Stikeman & Co., book was formerly in the library of George J. Gould. Two-page Introductory essay. Catalogue lists 33 lots. Very well illustrated with what appear to be high quality photogravures. Some of the illustrations have foxing on them. Includes works by Baugniet, Boldini, Comte, Detti, Gallait, Girard, Goupil, Guillemin, Haas, Jacque, Jonghe, Koller, Leloir, Lesrel, Madou, Marchal, Mentzmacher, Roybet, Stevens, Toulmouche, Verboeckhoven, Willems. A beautifully bound book. From the sale of May 20, 1892. (Inventory #: 22193)