The Barbizon School handsomely bound by Michel Ritter
Heading: (Ritter, Michel)
Author: Thomson, David Croal
Title: The Barbizon School of Painters: Corot, Rousseau, Diaz, Millet, Daubugny, Etc.
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Scribner and Welford
Date Published: 1890
Description:
xvi, 294, [2] pp. 130 illustrations (some chine collé) including 37 full page plates, guard sheets. Extra-illustrated copy with 75 plates of etchings, etc. (Folio) 34.5x26 cm (14x10¼") finely bound by M. Ritter in decoratively gilt green levant morocco, spine tooled and lettered in gilt amid raised bands, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, gilt-ruled and gilt-rolled brown morocco doublures, marbled endpapers coated with embroidered daisy decorative cloth. No. 48 of 200 copies for America. First American Edition.
A lovely extra-illustrated copy with Charles Alvah Walker-designed bookplate of stage actor, comedian, and early silent film actor Joseph Jefferson (1829–1905). Signed by Joseph Jefferson at title page, dated Oct 2nd, 1897. Michel Ritter (1853-1898) was a French bookbinder in the Art Nouveau tradition.
Heading: (Ritter, Michel)
Author: Thomson, David Croal
Title: The Barbizon School of Painters: Corot, Rousseau, Diaz, Millet, Daubugny, Etc.
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Scribner and Welford
Date Published: 1890
Description:
xvi, 294, [2] pp. 130 illustrations (some chine collé) including 37 full page plates, guard sheets. Extra-illustrated copy with 75 plates of etchings, etc. (Folio) 34.5x26 cm (14x10¼") finely bound by M. Ritter in decoratively gilt green levant morocco, spine tooled and lettered in gilt amid raised bands, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, gilt-ruled and gilt-rolled brown morocco doublures, marbled endpapers coated with embroidered daisy decorative cloth. No. 48 of 200 copies for America. First American Edition.
A lovely extra-illustrated copy with Charles Alvah Walker-designed bookplate of stage actor, comedian, and early silent film actor Joseph Jefferson (1829–1905). Signed by Joseph Jefferson at title page, dated Oct 2nd, 1897. Michel Ritter (1853-1898) was a French bookbinder in the Art Nouveau tradition.
