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501 - 501- PALUSTRE (Léon): ‘The Renaissance in France’, Paris: A.
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Estimate €150 - €200
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Description
501- PALUSTRE (Léon): ‘The Renaissance in France’, Paris: A. Quantin, Printer and Publisher, 1879, 1881 and 1885. 3 folio volumes (47 x 33 cm) comprising volumes 1 and 2 (North) and 3 (West) (a complete set of the 3 published volumes, the work having remained unfinished). Illustrations in the text and 64 etched plates (several of which are double-page spreads) under the direction of Eugène SADOUX. Publisher’s green cloth binding. Title on the front cover with initials stamped in red and gold. Good condition. FIRST EDITION of this remarkable, monumental publication. Accompanied by: LAFENESTRE (Georges): ‘Les Arts en Italie. Architecture – Sculpture – Peinture’ (The Arts in Italy: Architecture – Sculpture – Painting), Paris: J. Rothschild, publisher, 1889. Large folio (52 x 36 cm). 28 separate etchings and 200 illustrations in the text. Scattered foxing. Publisher’s full maroon cloth binding. Satisfactory condition overall.
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About the sale Antique and modern books – comic books
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 10:30 AM
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