Paris and its Environs Displayed in a Series of Picturesque Views

L. T. Ventouillac

Verlag: Jennings and Chaplin, London, 1831

Beschreibung

A charming work consisting of 204 steel engravings of the French capital. A lovely volume consisting of 204 engraved views of Paris, accompanied by descriptive passages.The detailed engravings are the work of Augustus Pugin, an Anglo-French artist, draughtsman and writer on medieval architecture. Whilst Pugin was born in Paris, he left France during the Revolution and spent most of his life in England, thus able to straddle the divide between an insiders and outsiders depiction of the French capitol.The topographical and historical descriptive passages accompanying Pugin's engravings were written by L.T. Ventouillac.Two volumes in one, with a general engraved undated title page only, and continuous pagination. This work contains the contents pages of both volumes. Dated c.1831, as Volume I was published in 1929, and Volume II in 1831.Bearing both a former owner's inscription , 'D. L. Cumming', and contemporary owner's inscription, 'Mrs J. Bolding'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt detailing. Fading to spine and perimeters of boards. Bumping to spine head and tail, and extremities. Former owner's inscription to front pastedown. Front hinge weak, may detach from text block without careful handling. Rear hinge slightly tender. Contemporary owners inscription to recto of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Scattered light foxing throughout. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 775F25

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Paris and its Environs Displayed in a Series...

Verlag: Jennings and Chaplin, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1831

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Augustus Pugin; C Heath

Zustand: Very Good

Art des Buches: book