Twenty-five great houses of France : the story of the noblest French châteaux
1916, First Edition. London : Offices of "Country Life" ; New York : Charles Scribner's Sons. Good copy in half black leather over green cloth boards, now somewhat stained, and peeling slightly at the rear seam with the spine cover. Corners, joints and endbands slightly rubbed. Reader inscription to flyleaf. Frontispiece mounted, with title page printed in red and black, now showing some offsetting. Top edge gilt, with the others lightly foxed; interior remains tight, bright and clean. A well-preserved copy overall. Item #460330
Series; Country life library. Physical description; xl, 436 pages : frontispiece, illustrations ; 40 cm. Notes; Date is suggested. With an introduction by W. H. Ward, M.A., F.S.A. Most of the illustrations are from photographs taken by Frederick H. Evans. Subjects; Country homes France. Castles France. Architecture France. Photography, Artistic. Architectural photography. France History. Renaissance.
Price: €120.00