Vari illustratori - L’Illustration -Journal Universel - 1857

Important complete collection of the 1857 issue year of L’Illustration – Journal Universel, the famous 19th-century French illustrated periodical, published in Paris on Rue Richelieu. Collected edition in two volumes comprising the first and second half-year.

– Volume XXIX: January–June 1857, 416 pages;
– Volume XXX: July–December 1857, 440 pages;
– general analytical and alphabetical indexes;
– rich illustrative apparatus engraved in the text;
– a large final folded plate dedicated to the Expédition de la Grande Kabylie, preserved and present.

A work of great interest for history, international chronicle, art, costume, politics and iconography of the 19th century. The magazine constitutes one of the most important testimonies of nineteenth-century European illustrated publishing.
Hundreds of engravings.

Volumes in excellent overall condition for their type and age. Solid bindings with normal signs of use and aging. Interiors very fresh, pages well preserved. Large folded plate present. Overall a specimen of quality higher than the average normally available on the antique market.

Note the presence of an interesting iconographic core dedicated to the astronomical observation of the lunar surface, consisting of a large general plate of the Moon and numerous detail engravings depicting craters and selenographic morphologies. The images, of strong visual impact and remarkable execution quality, testify to the great scientific and divulgative interest of mid-19th-century French illustrated printing.

The photos are an integral part of the description and complete it.
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