Decaris - Les Vies des Hommes Illustres - 1967
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Three-volume illustrated edition of Plutarch’s Lives by Albert Decaris, in French, Les Vies des Hommes Illustres, published in 1967 by Club du Livre / Philippe Lebaud, bound in demi leather with decorative bindings and containing numerous original burin engravings, signed by the illustrator, HC hors commerce with a double dedication, provenance from the Bibliothèque d'Alphonse Camier, about 28.5 × 22.5 cm, 1200 pages, in excellent condition.
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Plutarch – The Lives of Illustrious Men (3 volumes)
Editions du Club du Livre / Philippe Lebaud, 1967.
PRIVILEGED COPY, OUT OF TRADE (H.C.) WITH DOUBLE DEDICATION FROM ALBERT DECARIS
Provenance: Library of Alphonse Camier.
Print run: Privileged Out-of-Trade Edition (H.C.) enriched with the justificative stamp.
Exceptional autograph inscriptions: Enriched with three original signed manuscript dedications by master engraver Albert Decaris (present in each of the 3 volumes, including one on the half-title page).
Physical description:
3 volumes (approximately 28.5 x 22.5 cm).
Publisher’s full brown leather binding stamped in period style, spine and boards with richly ornate decoration.
Complete with its original cases and inner guards.
Illustrated with numerous original burin engravings by Albert Decaris.
Condition: Interior of remarkable freshness, bindings and inner guards very well preserved.
Plutarch – The Lives of Illustrious Men (3 volumes)
Editions du Club du Livre / Philippe Lebaud, 1967.
PRIVILEGED COPY, OUT OF TRADE (H.C.) WITH DOUBLE DEDICATION FROM ALBERT DECARIS
Provenance: Library of Alphonse Camier.
Print run: Privileged Out-of-Trade Edition (H.C.) enriched with the justificative stamp.
Exceptional autograph inscriptions: Enriched with three original signed manuscript dedications by master engraver Albert Decaris (present in each of the 3 volumes, including one on the half-title page).
Physical description:
3 volumes (approximately 28.5 x 22.5 cm).
Publisher’s full brown leather binding stamped in period style, spine and boards with richly ornate decoration.
Complete with its original cases and inner guards.
Illustrated with numerous original burin engravings by Albert Decaris.
Condition: Interior of remarkable freshness, bindings and inner guards very well preserved.
Details
Number of books
3
Subject
Biographies and memoirs
Book title
Les Vies des Hommes Illustres
Author/ Illustrator
Decaris
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
1967
Height
28.5 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
22.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Club du Livre / Philippe Lebaud
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Extras
Signed by illustrator
Number of pages
1200
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