RARE Louis Viardot Masterpeices Of French Art Vol. 1 Antique Book 1883 Leather

  

Full Title: The Masterpieces of French Art Illustrated Being A Biographical History of Art In France, From the Earliest Period to and Including the Salon of 1882. Written by Louis Viardot & edited by WMA Armstrong. Text with 53 wood engravings, followed by 50 photogravures.

Each art piece has an accompanying description on its own page with a brief summary of the piece as well as the artist that produced it, providing a nice context to the visual experience. The book is also leather bound, with Gold gilt-lettering and intricate beveled bordering.

There is light wear to the corners and along the edges but the cover is in overall very good condition. There is a blank page on the inside that is creased. The rest of the book is quite clean, very slight signs of foxing, binding is tight, really a sturdy, nice copy. This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "phatgooserecords2014" and is located in this country: US.

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• Binding: Leather
• Language: French
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition
• Author: Louis Viardot
• Publisher: Gebbie & Co
• Topic: Art History & Criticism
• Subject: Art & Photography
• Year Printed: 1883