ROBIDA, A & TOUDOUZE, G GustaveBiblio.com
Francois 1er Le Roi Chevalier
1909007557Paris: Boivin & Cie 1909. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Toudouze G. Gustave. Folio 37 by 30 cm. 80 2 pp. Charismatic color illustrated front cover with lavish use of gilt impressed into cloth and rich greens and reds of king's costume such as one would find in a painting of the early Renaissance. Lavish color illustrations generally full page every other page by Robida of the larger-than-life Gallic Renaissance king remembered for waging war nearly non-stop for having welcomed Leonardo da Vinci to his protection for having acquired the Mona Lisa from da Vinci and perhaps most of all as an ambitious builder most notably of Chambord the immense palatial confection that is a riot of towers crockets and turrets in the Loire Valley and also the largest royal palace based on square footage in France -- larger than Versailles based on this criterion. Condition: Light soiling of the gray cloth here and there especially by rear joint. Some cloth blistering most pronounced by front joint. A tiny pinprick hole of cloth rear cover. Perhaps a slight shake to the text block's adherence to the binding. Moderate age toning to the leaves. Boivin & Cie unknown
