From ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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About this Item
Richly decorated binding of gilt and red set off by the gorgeous gilt on black endpapers from Firmin-Didot cover the classic work on the art of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix with the assistance of Ferdinand Sere. This is the sixth edition. Lacroix was a French Author and Journalist who wrote extensively on historical matters and the arts. In good condition, the gutters are cracked, front and rear, most likely due to the weight of the book. The extensive color plates are stunning with de vignette planches chromolithographiques executees par F. Kellerhoven et de quartre cents gravure sur Bois . While the gutters are cracked, the spine is in place, attached primarily at the top with the bottom away from the spine. Very pretty, very showy book with stunning plates and text.Good Condition: 4to : red publishers with gilt decorations: heavily embossed front, rear and spine with gilt decorations and lettering: some scuffing to the edges and corners: chipped at the tail of the spine and a scuff at the hinges as well as some fading: gorgeous black and gold Firmin-Didot endpapers with various heraldic motifs and the company name ribboned through: bookplate inside front: cracked front gutter splitting the paper: crack at the rear doing likewise but not away from the spine as the front is: gilt edges all around: color illustrations as full plates as well as black and white in-text illustrations: decorated capitals : Les Arts au Moyen Age et a L Epoque de La Renaissance par Paul Lacroix (Bibliophile Jacob) Conservateur de la bibliotheque Nationale de L Arsenal : Paul Lacroix: Paris: Firmin-Didot et Cie: 1877. COLA1877BFIA. Seller Inventory # COLA1877BFIA
Bibliographic Details
Title: Les Arts Au Moyen Age
Publisher: Firmin-Didot
Publication Date: 1877
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Store Description
Chosen as Publishers Weekly's 2023 Bookstore of the Year! Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore. ... A buyer is eligible to receive a full refund if a book is not in the condition described.
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