ROMANTIC ALBUM. ENGRAVED SUITE. FRANCE ILLUSTRÉE. TOURISM. 19th century. HISTORY OF
FRANCE.
Thomas ALLOM. DELILLE.
France in the 19th century, illustrated in its monuments and most beautiful sites. Drawn from life by Thomas
Allom. With a descriptive text by Charles-Jean Delille /
France illustrated. The Pont au change. Album.
London, Fisher, Fils et Cie, Paris, H. Mandeville, (1845).
Volume 2 only.
Uncommon. A fine publication in the Romantic style. Rarely found complete.
Publisher's full navy percaline boards, in-4 format, smooth spine decorated in gilt, boards stamped with a large romantic gilt plate.
gilded with foliage and a crown in a triple gilded frame,
gilt edges.
(4)-88 pp, frontispiece, engraved English title, French title, table and 28 engravings, captioned in 3 languages.
French first edition. Based on the English edition, whose engraved title-frontispiece is reproduced at the beginning of the volume.
Monuments of Paris, Loire Valley, Pyrenees, in picturesque scenes, very fine steel engravings including
Thomas Allom (1804-1872), architect, painter, traveler and illustrator, was an illustrious representative in England
of engraving in the Romantic period. Freckles and stains on some plates, one leaf weakened, head damaged.
head damaged, slight wear to binding. Old Bordeaux bookshop label.
Also included:
MARTIN, FIGUREY, LACROIX. Album de l'histoire de
France. Illustrious characters. Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie,
1886.
Publisher's red percaline boards, in-12 format, gilt edges. Unpaginated, portraits after drawings by
Henri Rousseau and Yan' Dargent. Educational series of engraved portraits and accompanying biographies. Tiny tear at top
top of spine, spine faded and broken, minor soiling.
Expert: Madame Aude de Sèvedavy.
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