Modèles de Lettres Extrait des Deuxième et Troisième Séries du Journal Manuel de Peintures
Paris A Morel et Cie, Libraires-Éditeurs 1882
Loose-leaf folio. [4] title and prelims + [2] index of plates + [25] single sided full page chromolithographic colour plates. All present as called for. Each 469mm/322mm. In 483mm/327mm red morocco folder with decorative gilt title on front. Ribbon ties. End papers in a decorative geometric design. Bottom ribbons detached; outer and upper laces partly detached. Overall boards are good with gilding still quite bright. but show some slight signs of water damage on spine and upper edge. (Plates unaffected.) Paste down label for 'A. A. Dobson' (Art Suppliers London) inside front cover. A second series of selections of the best examples of lettering from the Journal Manuel de Peintures' prints, published by the journal. Fabulous images. Scarce.