Henri David Author (13 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Book has faint rubbing and smudging to covers with light fading to spine area, light wear to edges, a small bend to back cover outer bottom corner. otherwise in great condition, strong binding, bright pages with unmarked text/photos; an overall sturdy, attractive copy with clean interiors.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book cover has lightly bumped corners, otherwise looks clean and bright. Binding slightly wiggly with pages separating from spine, but still solid/fully intact. Pages are clean and crisp. Dust jacket has light creasing to edges/moreso on top spine edge, otherwise looks bright and attractive, now protected from further wear in a mylar slip. Overall a largely clean and sturdy copy, images inside look great.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.49x6.42x0.67 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 9.45x6.50x0.79 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.49x6.38x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.57x6.42x0.87 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Good. First 3 of eventual 4 massive volumes. 262 plates. Very fresh without foxing and very heavy: would be 3 cartons of about 11 kilos each. 46 x 61.5cm. Contemporary qtr. red morocco and red boards, rubbed. Binder's etiquette: Tessier, No. 45, rue de la Harpe, Paris. I: [10], 140, [192] p., [90] pl.;II: [6], 98, [186] p., [87] pl.;III: [6], 60, [178] p., [84] pl.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1915199.Vol. I. Discours historique sur la peinture ancienne. Tableaux d'histoire. Par S.C. Croze-Magnan.IVol. I. Discours historique sur la peinture moderne. Tableaux de genre et portraits. Par S.C. Croze-Magnan.Vol. III. Discours historique sur la gravure en taille-douce et sur la gravure en bois. Tableaux de paysages, marines et vues. Par E.Q. Visconti et T.B. Eméric-David.On the title-pages of volume III the name of S.-C. Croze-Magnon is replaced by those of E.Q. Visconti and T.B. Éméric-David. Imprint varies: Volume I is dated 'An XI. = 1803'; vol. II, 'An XIII. = 1805'; vol. III, 1807; .Consisting of nearly 350 plates with accompanying descriptive letterpress and introductory essays, the work describes paintings and sculptures in the Louvre. Published at a time when the former royal collections of France were being added to by the works of art collected by Napoleon from many parts of Europe, the plates (which include several works which were later repatriated such as the Laocoön, a small plaster copy of which is in Soane's collection, are arranged in four broad sections: history paintings including religious works; genre paintings and portraits; landscapes and seascapes; and ancient sculpture. According to the 'Avertissement Contenant Le Plan Général De L'Ouvrage' in vol. I, one volume of the completed work was to be devoted to each genre, but the plates were issued in livraisons containing plates from all four sections concurrently (each section part having a contents leaf) for the sake of variety, each part of each section with a letterpress table of contents, and purchasers were free to choose their own binding order. The preliminary 'Discours Historiques' are sometimes found bound in a separate volume. from Sir John Soane's Museum Collection Reference Number 5590.In-folio, de 90, 87 et 85 planches gravées, demi-veau rouge époque, dos lisse orné de filets dorés (Tessier), frottements, sans le tome IV. Ce magnifique ouvrage appartient tout entier au XVIIIe siècle par ses graveurs et leur tradition artistique. C'est au dévouement et à l'activité du graveur Pierre Laurent qu'on le doit. (Cohen-743) (Brunet-IV-1335) (Vicaire-V-1229) (Graesse-VI-139). …

2. Paris, Tisné, 1951, in-8°, 187 pp + 52 planch. n/b h.t., toile d'éd. + jacquette. (Freitag 9026).

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.49x6.42x0.67 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 9.45x6.50x0.79 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.49x6.38x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.57x6.42x0.87 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.