An Illustrated Monograph of Chartres Cathedral Being an Extract of a Work Crowned by the Academie des Beaux-Arts
c. 1930. Linen-backed portfolio with cloth ribbon ties and hard paper boards. Text and captions all in English. Forward has 40 pages of text in loose signatures with tipped in color illus. on the title page. 64 b/w plates with cathedral numbered window layout. 10 full size color plates numbers 2-3, 5-10, 14-15. Seven unnumbered full size color plates. 4 additional b/w plates A-D.
Bookseller label inside the front cover of the portfolio for Melle Nicourt, Librairie Religious, Souvenirs Gravures, 6. Cloitre Notre-Dame Chartres Very good. Pages lightly toned but with out mark or stain. / Good. Portfolio in good condition with rubbing and bumping to corners. Linen backing cracking at the base of spine and reinforced with clear tape at the head and interior. Light toning overall. Item #690
Price: $40.00