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Buy this book on-line Curmer, Leon : LES FRANCAIS PEINTS PAR EUX-MEMES [Tome Second]L. Curver, Paris, 1840
large 4to. xiv, 376pp, illustrated index.with 48 hand-coloured full page plates depicting the trades and characters of France in the early 19th century. Each plate has a tissue guards and the text is embellished with vignette engravings of the trades and occupation. The binding is the original quarter calf with gilt titles and decoration to the spine. Some foxing to the tissue guards but the colour plates large untouched. All with hand colouring. 26cms. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS [The fifth volume of a set depicting social life, customs and costumes of the French in the middle nineteenth century. [An odd volume from the giant nine volume set of 415 full page plates, all hand coloured with gum arabic enhancement and a tissue guard for each plate. The tissue guards are often lightly foxed]. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardback Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Curmer, Leon : LES FRANCAIS PEINTS PAR EUX-MEMES [Tome Second]. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, livres anciens, libri antichi, livres illustrées and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |