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187828764<p>First editions of Paul Lacroix's richly illustrated two-volume folio set issued by Librairie de Firmin-Didot in 1878 and 1882. These large-format volumes document France's intellectual and artistic developments across the 17th and 18th centuries from scientific advancements to decorative arts. Bound in quarter red leather with elaborate gilt designs on the spine boards and page edges these copies feature 33 chromolithographic plates and more than 500 in-text engravings. Subjects include medicine astronomy literary figures French porcelain and furniture design Jesuit expeditions and architectural commissions such as Versailles and the Panthéon. Vol. XVII 1882 contains 581 pages and 17 chromolithographs; Vol. XVIII 1878 includes 560 pages and 16 chromolithographs. Internally clean with occasional foxing with bright gilt page edges and vibrant illustrations. Minor shelf wear and rubbing to bindings. Handwritten inscription "A mon petit et bien aimable camarade Monsieur Leon Lebrun 25 Decembr. 1877 G. Robert" on front flyleaf. These deluxe printings are a compelling document of Ancien Régime culture. Item Number: #28764. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</p> Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie hardcover
188033021Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot 1880. Fine. Librairie de Firmin Didot Paris 1880 20 x 29.50 cm relié Second edition statement. Illustrated with 16 chromolithographs and 300 wood engravings including 30 full-page plates after monuments of the art of the period. Title page in red and black. Fine production by Didot carefully executed in all aspects typography illustration paper. Publisher's red half-shagreen with corners spine very richly decorated by Souze and bound by Engel. Fillets on the boards. Corners rubbed 2 small paper lacks to the boards edges. Very pale halo from an old dampstain in the right margin of certain pages but overall very fresh. Handsome copy with decorative appeal. The interest of the work is manifest both in its erudition and its accessibility and readability historical anecdotes. We owe it to Paul Jacob who was a great bibliophile writer and scholar and curator of the Arsenal library. If the entire series has become a great classic in the field it is because it successfully combines the work of publisher printer binder historian illustrators and documentation and few books have ultimately achieved this amalgamation that we owe to Firmin-Didot at a time when books had become quite mediocre. Librairie de Firmin Didot hardcover
188233022Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot 1882. Fine. Librairie de Firmin Didot Paris 1882 20 x 29.50 cm cadeaux Second edition statement. Work illustrated with 17 chromolithographs and 300 wood engravings in the text including 16 full-page. Title page in red and black. Fine luxurious production by Didot carefully executed in all aspects typography illustration paper. Publisher's red half-shagreen binding with corners spine very richly decorated by Souze and bound by Engel. Fillets on boards. Corners rubbed 2 small paper lacks on boards edges. Very pale stain from old dampstain in right margin of some pages but overall very fresh. Handsome copy with decorative appearance. The work's interest manifests itself as much through its erudition as through its ease of approach and reading historical anecdotes. We owe it to Paul Jacob who was a great bibliophile writer and scholar and curator of the Arsenal library. If the entire series has become a great classic in the field it is because it happily combines the work of editor printer bookbinder historian illustrators and documentation and few books have ultimately achieved this amalgamation that we owe to Firmin-Didot at a time when books had become quite mediocre. Librairie de Firmin Didot hardcover
1878862T43Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie 1878. Leather. Good. 11" by 8". None. The third edition of this illustrated study of French 18th century institutions customs and costumes in the original French language. French language. Illustrated with twenty-one chromolithographs many of which are in full colour and three hundred and fifty wood engravings. Collated complete. A detailed study of eighteenth century institutions customs and costumes. Written by Paul Lacroix a French author and journalist. In the original quarter red morocco binding with red cloth boards. Externally smart with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Loss to the head and tail of the spine. Front joint starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Good Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie hardcover
18781990paris: Firmin-Didot et Cie 1878. Hardcover. Very Good. This is a beautifully presented volume in red cloth with gilt embossed designs on the cover and spine. It is a comprehensive and lavishly illustrated work on the science and arts of France from 1700-1789. The illustrations are by various artists and engravers. This volume is in very good condition throughout. There are two companion volumes also available xviie siecle usages et costumes and xviiie sciecle usages et costumes; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Very Good 1878 Firmin-Didot et Cie hardcover
187828763<p>Very Good. This 1878 first printing of Paul Lacroix's XVIIIe Siècle: Lettres Sciences et Arts en France 1700–1789 is a richly illustrated folio documenting French Enlightenment-era cultural production across fine and decorative arts. Published in Paris by Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie it features 16 chromolithographs and over 250 in-text engravings along with comprehensive commentary on painting sculpture music furniture design architecture engraving porcelain and jewelry from Louis XIV to the pre-Revolutionary period. The binding is red leather and decorative cloth with ornate gilt decoration gilt edges and patterned endpapers. The book is complete with minor rubbing and shelf wear consistent with its age. A visual and textual reference on 18th-century French design and aesthetics including artists such as Watteau Boucher Chardin and Coypel and designers like Cressent and Lazarre Duvaux. This copy rarely appears on the market. QUESTIONS AND PHOTO REQUESTS WELCOME.</p> Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie hardcover
1875FGN11-B-2Paris : Firmin-Didot Freres 1875. Leather. Very Good. 11.5" by 8". None. A bright copy of ths sought after and comprehensively illustrated book. With 21 chromolithographic plates and 350 engravings. Paul Lacroix 1806 - 1884 French author and journalist was born in Paris the son of a novelist. He is best known under his pseudonym of P.L. Jacob bibliophile or Bibliophile Jacob suggested by the constant interest he took in public libraries and books generally. Lacroix was extremely prolific. Over twenty historical romances alone came from his pen and he also wrote a variety of serious historical works including a history of Napoleon III and the life and times of the Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. He was the joint author of a five-volume work Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance 1847 a standard work on the manners customs and dress of that era. This book previously belonged to J. H. M. Springall and contains his bookplate. in a morocco binding. There is some wear to the extremities including rubbing and bumping to the corners. The spine is chipped and has started to detach at the tail. Internally the pages are generally clean with the some brown spots and the occasional handling mark Very Good Firmin-Didot Freres hardcover
1857936Q14London : Addey and Co. 1857. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 19.5" by 14.5". Gustave Dore . The strikingly illustrated first Dore edition of Pierre Dupont's depiction of The Wandering Jew with twelve plates from Gustave Dore. A first edition thus being the first edition of this work with Dore's illustrations. Collated complete with twelve plates. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth. This work is a poem on the legend with the prologue and epilogue by Pierre Dupont. With the Compliant and Beranger's Ballad set to music with the pianoforte accompaniment written by Ernest Dore present at the start of this work. Translated into English with critical remarks by George W Thornbury with a bibliographical notice to this work by Paul Lacroix.Gustave Dore was a prolific printmaker artist and illustrator known primarily for his wood engravings. He had a very successful illustrated Bible which earned him a major exhibition in London which later lead to the foundation of the Dore Gallery in Bond Street. Dore depicts the legend of the Wandering Jew's immortal journey from the crucifixion of Christ to Judgement Day. The beautiful monochrome artwork is filled with Dore's usual dramatic style constructed with biblical epic conflict woven into each stroke displaying this terrible legend in all its glory. With sweeping powerful illustrations befitting the legend Gustave Dore's collected work is enchantingly presented in this extremely scarce volume. With the bookplate of Wilfred Francis Southall. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth. Externally worn with marking and damp staining to the cloth. Front board has detached with the loss and lifting to the backstrip. Cloth to rear board is cockled. Rear board is tender with cords visible. Lacking front free endpaper. Bookplate to front paste down. Internally binding is tender with the textblock split in a couple of places. Half title detached but present. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting and a few handling marks including to plate extremities. Small tear to p81 not affecting text. Good Only Addey and Co. hardcover
