XVIIIè siècle. Lettres, Sciences et Arts. France
Paul Lacroix:XVIIIe Siècle. Lettres, Sciences et Arts. France - Paris, Librairie Firmin-Didot et Cie, pages - complete - binding signed by Engel, full old red shagreen leather binding with corners, smooth back, covers and back adorned with rich mosaic decorations gold stamped in the 18th century style, all golden edges 29x21cm, 3.2 kg. Friction, wear and tear not too serious on corners (dented), borders; back with light wear and tear in head and tail, satisfying covers Book adorned with 250 wood engravings in the text and full page and 16 chromolithographs including one in frontispiece after Watteau, Boucher, Vernet, La Tour, Moreau, Gravelot, Cochin, Debucquet etc. " L'illustration, composée de Tableaux, dessins, gravures et objets du temps, a été éxécutée, sous la direction de M. A. Racinet, par MM: Baron, Sabatier, Hoffbauer, Garcia, Gandon, Goutwiller, Bachelier etc. dessinateurs. Jéhenne, Urrabieta, Durin, Sigogne, Bayalos, Gaulard, Charpentier, Stock, etc. lithographes. Huyot père et fils, graveurs ". Nice copy with very decorative binding. Read More