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The Chefs D'Oeuvre D'Art de L'Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1889 - Wm. Walton

$ 316.8

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  • Condition: Used
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    Description

    FIRST EDITION OF THE CHEFS D'OEUVRE D'ART DE L'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE PARIS, 1889 BY WILLIAM WALTON - PUBLISHED BY GEORGE BARRIE, PHILADELPHIA AND BARRIE FRERES, PARIS RUE SCRIBE, 19 - FORTY (40) COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE PLATES (PHOTOGRAVURES, FASIMILE TYPOGRAVURES), PLUS DOZENS OF TEXTUAL ILLUSTRATIONS HIGHLIGHTING THE BUILDINGS AND ART OF THE EXPOSITION WITH INTRODUCTION IN ENGLISH AND MARBLEIZED END PAGES.
    INTERIOR CONDITION:
    SLIGHT FOXING AT EDGES OF SOME PAGES, GILT EDGES ARE CLEAN, SOME DISCOLORATION AND SMALL TEARS OF A FEW PAGES AT EDGES NOT AFFECTING IMAGE OR FIELD, GREAT COLORS.
    EXTERIOR CONDITION: COVERS HAD SEPARATED FROM SPINE WITH CLEAN BREAK TO BINDING AND WERE REATTACHED TO THE SPINE BY A PROFESSIONAL ANTIQUE BOOK CONSERVATOR.
    RUBBING, CHIPPING, WEAR AND COLOR LOSSES AS SHOWN.
    DIMENSIONS:
    12" WIDE BY 17" HIGH X 2" THICK.