Ludovic Lepic - La dernière Egypte - 1884
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Original 1884 edition of La Dernière Égypte by Ludovic Lepic, a 315‑page French language work with a frontispiece portrait by Édouard Detaille and in‑text illustrations, bound in a brown half‑leather binding and including period wear on the spine.
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A fine 19th-century Orientalist work, written and illustrated by the painter Ludovic Lepic.
Author: Ludovic Lepic (Vicomte Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic, 1839-1889), painter, engraver, and close friend of Edgar Degas.
Title: La Dernière Égypte (Text and drawings by the author).
Publisher: G. Charpentier et Cie, Éditeurs, Paris.
Year: 1884 (Original edition).
Feature: Edition ornamented with a frontispiece portrait of the author drawn by the famous military painter Édouard Detaille. Vignettes and in-text illustrations.
Features & Format
Format: Grand In-4 (ideal for lovers of fine illustrated books).
Binding: Early half-binding in brown leather with raised bands. Spine decorated with compartments and the title stamped in gold. Boards covered with marbled paper. Natural edges.
Condition
Binding: Solid and well attached. The leather of the spine shows regular wear and some epidermures (leather a bit dry at the heads and joints), which is normal for its age, but preserves a very handsome library appearance.
Interior: The work is complete with its pages and illustrations. Presence of scattered foxing (brown paper oxidation stains) quite marked on the first pages (see photos), common on papers of that period, but not hindering reading of the text or contemplation of the engravings.
A fine 19th-century Orientalist work, written and illustrated by the painter Ludovic Lepic.
Author: Ludovic Lepic (Vicomte Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic, 1839-1889), painter, engraver, and close friend of Edgar Degas.
Title: La Dernière Égypte (Text and drawings by the author).
Publisher: G. Charpentier et Cie, Éditeurs, Paris.
Year: 1884 (Original edition).
Feature: Edition ornamented with a frontispiece portrait of the author drawn by the famous military painter Édouard Detaille. Vignettes and in-text illustrations.
Features & Format
Format: Grand In-4 (ideal for lovers of fine illustrated books).
Binding: Early half-binding in brown leather with raised bands. Spine decorated with compartments and the title stamped in gold. Boards covered with marbled paper. Natural edges.
Condition
Binding: Solid and well attached. The leather of the spine shows regular wear and some epidermures (leather a bit dry at the heads and joints), which is normal for its age, but preserves a very handsome library appearance.
Interior: The work is complete with its pages and illustrations. Presence of scattered foxing (brown paper oxidation stains) quite marked on the first pages (see photos), common on papers of that period, but not hindering reading of the text or contemplation of the engravings.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Egypt
Book title
La dernière Egypte
Author/ Illustrator
Ludovic Lepic
Condition
Mixed / Multiple
Publication year oldest item
1884
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
315
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