Le Mobilier Vendéen et du Pays Nantais
Gauthier, Joseph
From Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA, Lansdowne, PA, U.S.A.
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From Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA, Lansdowne, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since May 1, 2012
About this Item
11, [1] p.: 40 leaves of photographs; 34 cm. Portfolio printed in red and black with red cloth spine and corners; red ribbon ties. The text and leaves of plates are loose in the portfolio, as issued. The last (unpaginated) page of text contains a list of the plates and gives 1927 as the year of publication. Part of the series Collection de L'Art Régional en France. Text is entirely in French. The plates are numbered and state "Hélio Léon Marotte, Paris," indicating that they were produced by the heliotype, or collotype, process, which produces both beautiful and extremely detailed images. Each caption describes the piece of furniture and gives its location at the time, in many cases in personal collections. Includes chimney furniture, beds, wardrobes (one by Joseph Longueville), dressers, chairs, tables, buffets, clocks, and desks, and many room arrangements. Bookseller's label on inside of the front section of the portfolio: W.M. Helburn, New York. In Very Good+ Condition: portfolio is slightly soiled; cloth is bright; ties are intact; foxing along fore-edge of plate 40; otherwise text and plates are clean and bright. A scarce copy of an important work on antique furniture from the Vendée and Pays Nantais regions of western France. Seller Inventory # 003548
Bibliographic Details
Title: Le Mobilier Vendéen et du Pays Nantais
Publisher: Ch. Massin & Cie., Éditeurs, Paris
Publication Date: 1927
Condition: Very Good +
Edition: 1st Edition
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