L'Histoire, La Vie, Les Moeurs et la Curiosité par l'Image, le Pamphlet et le Document (1450-1900) -- vol. 2
Paris: Librairie de la Curiosité et des Beaux-Arts, 1927. Hardcover. Vol. 2 only: [6], 470, [2] p., color frontispiece, 28 leaves of plates (some in color, some folded): 453 in-text and full-page illustrations; 32 cm. Full leather; boards are dark green; gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. Gilt-stamped decoration on spine and illustration on front board; blind-stamped decoration on front board. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Title page printed in red and black. This is no. 357 of a limited edition of 1500 copies.Entirely in French. This volume contains material from the 16th century. Includes an index of artists. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper of Doris Ryer Nixon (1893-1948). A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. In Very Good Condition: joints, spine ends, and corners are rubbed; front joint is starting to separate; loss at tail of spine; circular discoloration on front board; pages and plates are clean and tight. Very Good. Item #010250
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