Marius sepet - Jeanne d'Arc - 1885
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Illustrated edition of Jeanne d'Arc (1885) by Marius Sepet, with 30 plates by Édouard Zier, E. Frémiet, Méaulle and others, published by Alfred Mame et Fils in French (original language) with 538 pages, a limited tirage featuring 65 Holland paper, 50 Whatman, 15 Chinese, 20 Japanese, 1 vellum, and copy no. 46, in reasonable condition with binding missing or degraded.
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Title: Joan of Arc
Author: Marius Sepet (former student of the École des Chartes)
Illustrations: 30 plates outside the text
Illustrators: Édouard Zier, E. Frémiet, Méaulle, etc.
Publisher: Alfred Mame et Fils
Location: Tours
Year: 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV)
Limited edition
65 ex. paper by Hollande
50 sheets of Whatman paper
15 sheets of Chinese paper.
20 copies of Japanese paper
1 copy on vellum
Copy: No. 46, numbered
We’re clearly looking at a luxury, limited-edition release that’s highly sought after.
Iconography
Large off-text engravings on heavy paper.
Major Scenes in the Life of Joan of Arc
Narrative and dramatic work, very nineteenth-century.
Signed engravings on the plate
The illustrations you’re showing (combat, interrogation, domestic scenes) are perfectly in line with the edition being sought.
State (important and honest)
Complete work
Pages well-preserved, engravings intact
Foxing, stains, folds, and fragility on the sheets (see photos)
The notebooks are a little worn, but no pages are missing.
Binding missing or severely damaged (ex-libris for work / to be restored)
Fair to good, but acceptable for an 1885 edition of this type.
Interest in
collector of old books
French history
Religious & Medieval Iconography
Mame Editions / Tours
19th-century bibliophilia
Title: Joan of Arc
Author: Marius Sepet (former student of the École des Chartes)
Illustrations: 30 plates outside the text
Illustrators: Édouard Zier, E. Frémiet, Méaulle, etc.
Publisher: Alfred Mame et Fils
Location: Tours
Year: 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV)
Limited edition
65 ex. paper by Hollande
50 sheets of Whatman paper
15 sheets of Chinese paper.
20 copies of Japanese paper
1 copy on vellum
Copy: No. 46, numbered
We’re clearly looking at a luxury, limited-edition release that’s highly sought after.
Iconography
Large off-text engravings on heavy paper.
Major Scenes in the Life of Joan of Arc
Narrative and dramatic work, very nineteenth-century.
Signed engravings on the plate
The illustrations you’re showing (combat, interrogation, domestic scenes) are perfectly in line with the edition being sought.
State (important and honest)
Complete work
Pages well-preserved, engravings intact
Foxing, stains, folds, and fragility on the sheets (see photos)
The notebooks are a little worn, but no pages are missing.
Binding missing or severely damaged (ex-libris for work / to be restored)
Fair to good, but acceptable for an 1885 edition of this type.
Interest in
collector of old books
French history
Religious & Medieval Iconography
Mame Editions / Tours
19th-century bibliophilia
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
History
Book Title
Jeanne d'Arc
Author/ Illustrator
Marius sepet
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1885
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
538
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