Jean sire de Joinville; Natalis de Wailly; Joseph Pardo - Louis XI et Charles le Téméraire; Saint-Louis et son Siècle - 1874-1988
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Three French history books by Jean Sire de Joinville, Natalis de Wailly and Joseph Pardo, published between 1874 and 1988 in an illustrated edition by Librairie de Firmin Didot Frères, Fils et Cie, comprising Louis XI et Charles le Téméraire in two volumes with garnet leather bindings and gilt decoration and Saint-Louis et son Siècle in one volume, all in good condition and measuring about 27 cm by 20.5 cm with 828 pages in total.
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Louis XI and Charles the Bold in 2 volumes in-4 publisher’s binding full garnet leather with marbled case lined with leather. Spine with 4 double false joints with compartments adorned with titles and gold motifs. Boards with embossed gilded coats of arms featuring a cold-stamped fleur-de-lis decoration and gilded irons and fillets, gilded headbands, 237; 242 pages - Very fine copy.
[One of the numbered copies no. 691 out of 1700 printed on vellum, edition “Arches-Sefer” with its certificate of authenticity. Edited under the artistic direction of Joseph Pardo. All the illustrations in this two-volume collection are creations of the artist for this edition. They were reproduced from manual selections according to engraving-litho, silkscreen and stencil watercolors processes. The technical realization of these art works was entrusted to the art workshops: Le Chant des Sphères and Arts et Couleurs.
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Saint-Louis and His Century – New edition in 1 volume in-4 publisher’s stiff cover with romantic-style decorations, gilded edges, 349 pages - External wear without severity, light and scattered foxing – Pleasant copy.
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Saint-Louis and His Century – New edition in 1 volume in-4 publisher’s binding with romantic-style decorations, gilded edges, 349 pages - External wear without serious damage, light and scattered foxing – Pleasant copy.
Louis XI and Charles the Bold in 2 volumes in-4 publisher’s binding full garnet leather with marbled case lined with leather. Spine with 4 double false joints with compartments adorned with titles and gold motifs. Boards with embossed gilded coats of arms featuring a cold-stamped fleur-de-lis decoration and gilded irons and fillets, gilded headbands, 237; 242 pages - Very fine copy.
[One of the numbered copies no. 691 out of 1700 printed on vellum, edition “Arches-Sefer” with its certificate of authenticity. Edited under the artistic direction of Joseph Pardo. All the illustrations in this two-volume collection are creations of the artist for this edition. They were reproduced from manual selections according to engraving-litho, silkscreen and stencil watercolors processes. The technical realization of these art works was entrusted to the art workshops: Le Chant des Sphères and Arts et Couleurs.
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Saint-Louis and His Century – New edition in 1 volume in-4 publisher’s stiff cover with romantic-style decorations, gilded edges, 349 pages - External wear without severity, light and scattered foxing – Pleasant copy.
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Saint-Louis and His Century – New edition in 1 volume in-4 publisher’s binding with romantic-style decorations, gilded edges, 349 pages - External wear without serious damage, light and scattered foxing – Pleasant copy.
Details
Number of books
3
Subject
History
Book title
Louis XI et Charles le Téméraire; Saint-Louis et son Siècle
Author/ Illustrator
Jean sire de Joinville; Natalis de Wailly; Joseph Pardo
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1874
Publication year youngest item
1988
Height
27 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
20.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Librairie de Firmin Didot Frères, Fils et Cie
Binding/ Material
Mix / Multiple
Number of pages
828
