Auguste Picard

First edition printed nominatively on laid paper, ours for Monsieur F. Petit.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece plate.
Small tears and lacks to the spine and board margins, handsome interior condition despite light foxing to the edges.
Rare copy.

First edition, one of 550 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue with 30 on Holland paper.
The text volume is illustrated with numerous in-text figures. The plate volume contains all 63 plates numbered in Roman numerals as well as its 2 color plates of stained glass windows and its general view plate of Metz Cathedral.
The slipcase is missing from our copy which is complete with all its plates, which is rare.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Full marbled sheep binding, spine with five raised bands set with wavy borders decorated with double fillets and gilt fleurons, spine with minimal harmless scratches, gilt frieze border on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, red edges.
Richly illustrated.
Handsome copies.

First edition.
Work complete with its two folding plans, a portrait of the author as frontispiece to the second volume.
A marginal stain on the first cover of the first volume extending slightly onto the spine, otherwise a handsome set.

First edition printed in 350 copies on Normandy vellum.
Work illustrated with 30 hors-texte heliotype plates.
Spine slightly sunned at head and foot and also with two small tears without loss at head, boards marginally sunned at head and foot, handsome interior condition.

First edition published in a small number of copies on Ingres paper.
Spine faded, foxing to endpapers, otherwise handsome interior condition.
Rare.