Paul-Andre Lemoisne
Eugene Lami: 1800-1890
Paris , Goupil & c; Manzi, Joyant & c, 1912. Leather. A limited edition, heavily illustrated celebration of the life and work of Eugene Lami, the French painter and lithographer, beautifully bound in crushed half morocco with the original wraps bound in. A limited edition, being number 391 out of 500 copies printed on Rives handmade paper. Bound by 'E. Hotat et Fils' in crushed half morocco with marbled paper to the boards, with a marbled slipcase, with their binder's label to the front blank. Original paper wraps bound to the front and rear. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and fifty-eight monochrome plates. Collated, complete.A heavily illustrated study on the life and work of Eugene Lami, a French painter and lithographer known for his historical paintings. This work, accompanied with many reproductions of his art, discusses his work for King Louis-Philippe of France, his time in England, and his life and work during the second French Empire. Written in French. Bound in crushed half morocco with marbled paper to the boards, and the original slipcase. Original wraps bound to the rear. Externally lovely with only slight rubbing to the spine. The slip is very smart with rubbing to the extremities and joints. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with occasional spotting. Near Fine . Ill.: Eugene Lami. Near Fine .

Rooke Books
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GBP 295.00 [Appr.: EURO 340.25 US$ 393.71 | JP¥ 58361]
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