By Charles Blanc
Paris   Henri Laurens
11.5" by 8" [ii], 1-691pp.
An illustrated edition of this fascinating volume concerning all arts and design, a new edition in the original French.
By Charles Blanc

[1880] Grammaire des Arts du Dessin Architecture, Sculpture, Peinture

Paris   Henri Laurens
11.5" by 8" [ii], 1-691pp.
An illustrated edition of this fascinating volume concerning all arts and design, a new edition in the original French.
£112.00
: 3kgs / : 763A22

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Early Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

Undated. Dated from the same new edition copies on Jisc.

A charming French volume on the grammar of arts and design, covering techniques in architecture, sculpture, and paintings.

Written and illustrated by Charles Blanc in photogravure, woodcuts, watercolour, and more.

Profusely illustrated throughout with 300 photogravures in text throughout. Collated.

Condition

In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with decorative paper over board. Externally smart with minor shelfwear and slight bumping to head and tail of spine as well as minor rubbing to extremities. Internally, hinges are slightly loose to front and rear board and text block has failed to page 416; binding stays firm throughout. Faint scattered spotting to the occasional leave, but generally clean. The occasional leaf is unopened. Collated. Profusely illustrated throughout with 300 photogravures in text throughout.

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