Histoire Archeologique, Descriptive et Graphique de la Sainte-Chapelle du Palais.
Beatifully illustrated and printed with 20 large chromolithograph plates featuring ornamental details from the newly restored church. 5 large engraved b/w plates on mounted India paper. [84]pp of stylized letterpress text, each page printed within a thick decorative border printed in brown, red, blue, or green. [4]pp plate list. 25 plates. Thin folio, contemporary black morocco-backed boards (leather is just a bit rubbed; boards are quite worn; original wrappers bound-in). Paris: Felix Malteste et Cie, 1857. First edition. Text in..... More