Gustave Toudouze / Maurice Leloir / Engel - Le Roy Soleil [cartonnage polychrome] - 1908

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Le Roy Soleil by Gustave Toudouze, Maurice Leloir and Engel, an illustrated in‑folio hardcover edition of 92 pages in French (1908) with 40 chromolithographs and a polychrome cartonnage binding, in very good condition.

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A very beautiful copy of this album dedicated to the life of Louis XIV, adorned with 40 sumptuous chromolithographs by Maurice Leloir, painter and founder of the Museum of Costume.

Copy bound in a splendid in-folio slipcase signed by Engel: blue percaline binding decorated on the front cover with a large polychrome composition depicting the Sun King. Gilt title on the spine. All three edges gilded. All pages mounted on tabs.

Very good condition. Very clean percaline, a first bright plate with beautiful contrasts, friction on the caps and corners. Interior fresh and clean.

Gustave Toudouze / Maurice Leloir
The Sun King
Paris, Ancienne Librairie Furne. Boivin et Cie, 1908
Folio (37 x 30 cm) of iv-92 pages. Complete.

Seller's Story

We are looking for old books for our bibliophile customers. We currently have a strong demand on the web. On-site withdrawals are only from MONDAY TO FRIDAY, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Passage Bookstore - Gribaudo Vandamme Bookstore 48-62 Passage Jouffroy - 75009 Paris
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A very beautiful copy of this album dedicated to the life of Louis XIV, adorned with 40 sumptuous chromolithographs by Maurice Leloir, painter and founder of the Museum of Costume.

Copy bound in a splendid in-folio slipcase signed by Engel: blue percaline binding decorated on the front cover with a large polychrome composition depicting the Sun King. Gilt title on the spine. All three edges gilded. All pages mounted on tabs.

Very good condition. Very clean percaline, a first bright plate with beautiful contrasts, friction on the caps and corners. Interior fresh and clean.

Gustave Toudouze / Maurice Leloir
The Sun King
Paris, Ancienne Librairie Furne. Boivin et Cie, 1908
Folio (37 x 30 cm) of iv-92 pages. Complete.

Seller's Story

We are looking for old books for our bibliophile customers. We currently have a strong demand on the web. On-site withdrawals are only from MONDAY TO FRIDAY, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Passage Bookstore - Gribaudo Vandamme Bookstore 48-62 Passage Jouffroy - 75009 Paris
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Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Art, Children's books, Fine Bindings, History, Illustrated, Literature
Book Title
Le Roy Soleil [cartonnage polychrome]
Author/ Illustrator
Gustave Toudouze / Maurice Leloir / Engel
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1908
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
92
FranceVerified
33233
Objects sold
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