Le Palais du Louvre: Comment il a grandi de Philippe-Auguste à Louis XIV
Paris: Éditions Albert Morancé, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 37, [3]pp (booklet), 36 loose plates, as issued. Original half cloth over illustrated paper covered portfolio. String tie. Exquisite pictorial history of the Louvre from the massive Gothic fort built by Philippe Auguste in the late 12th century to King Louis XIV's intensive series of renovations, resulting in the palace we recognize today. This work is magnificently illustrated with 36 b/w and color plates (including one folding, plate 36-37). Moderate sunning on spine and along edges of portfolio. String tie partly torn. Very minor age-toning along paper margin. Text in French. Portfolio in overall good- to good, interior in good+ to very good condition. g. Item #34146
Price: $125.00