François FRANCK

Album of the 1876 class of the École polytechnique, produced by François Gobinet de Villecholle, known as Franck, the official photographer of the polytechniciens.
Full brown cloth, smooth spine, blind-stamped frames on covers, "École Polytechnique" lettering and ornament in gilt on upper cover, publisher's name blind-stamped, combed paper pastedowns, all edges gilt. Binding lightly rubbed, a few marks to spine, headcaps and edges, tears at head of spine, leaves slightly browned and cockled.

The personal copy of E. Magnant, a member of the class who graduated 168th and entered the artillery: his manuscript ownership inscription appears on the front free...