Emile Bourgeois - Le Grand Siècle. Louis XIV - Les Arts -
Emile Bourgeois: Le Grand Siècle. Louis XIV. Les Arts - Les Idées. Paris. Hachette et Cie, - First edition - After Voltaire, Saint-Simon, Spanheim, Dangeau, Madame de Sévigné, Choisy, La Bruyère, Laporte, Le Mercure de France, La Princesse Palatine, etc... 483pp. Superb binding in full glossy brown calf (publisher binding). Back with 5 raised bands with a golden garland Golden title. Compartments adorned with golden fleurons (Royal Crown) and blind stamped patterns Covers decorated with golden garlands and stamps (lilies), cold stamped stamps and a significant cold stamped decor (Image of the Sun King) in the middle of the cover; back with 5 raised bands decorated with golden garlands, Royal Crown in the compartments and cold stamped decorations. All golden edges 31 x 22 cm, 4kg. Friction, wear and tear on corners (dented), borders a little wear and tear and friction (not too serious); back with friction, wear and tear in head and tail (not too serious), inside: illustrated flyleaves, correct leaves overall, important iconography, in text illustrations and plates out of text under silk paper / Foreword Louis XIV et sa cour. Et ses Ministres. Les Arts, les Lettres et les Sciences. Les idées, les Croyances. Table des Gravures. Liste alphabétique des principaux Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs, Architectes, Graveurs en Médailles, Dessinateurs et Ciseleurs d'art. Louis XIV Read More