Faust

1926 · 954T89 — Grenoble: Editions J. Rey 1926. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6.5". None. Two smartly bound first edition travel guides from Editions J. Rey with illustrations throughout. French. Two volumes. Editions J. Rey was a French publishing house known for publishing beautifully illustrated books on various regions and countries particularly before 1930. This set contains: En Touraine et Sur Les Bords de la Loire Chateaux et Paysages 1926. Illustrated with one hundred and eighty heliogravures. A guide to Touraine one of the traditional provinces of France with chapters on the river Loire Sologne the Cher Valley the valleys of the Indre and the Vienne and the Loire of Angers. Written by Henry Debraye a French archivist and historian. La Normandie 1926. Illustrated with one hundred and eighty-three heliogravures. A guide to Normandy a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe mainly comprised in France. With chapters on the Seine valley the Caux and its beaches Rouen Mont Saint-Michel and the Christian land. Written by Camille Mauclair the pen name of Severin Faust a French poet novelist biographer travel writer and art critic. Bound in half crushed morocco with paper covered boards. Externally very smart with minor wear to the extremities and fading to the spines. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed Editions J. Rey hardcover