Hardcover
1872 · Paris
by Didot, Ambroise Firmin
Paris: Ambroise Firmin Didot, 1872. Hardcover. G+ (Ex-library with identifying marks and spine label; library rebound the original old book; page edges are sharp but surfaces have some instances of foxing; some pages remain uncut from rebind.). Tan buckram, 306 pp., 5 duotone illus. and 2 BW illus. Text is in French. Spends most of its text on the life and work of French artist Jean Cousin the Elder (1501-1590), with smaller sections on French artists Jean Leclerc (1573-1627) and Pierre Woeiriot (1532-1599). Includes illustrated portraits of Cousin and Woeiriot, and 5 views of portraits rendered by Cousin. This book was rebound by a library. Uncommon, in any condition.
(Inventory #: 151939)