Les Orientales Tapa blanda - 2010

Paris: Paris-Musees, 2010. Softcover. VG- (Ex-art library with bookplate and pocket; open book block edge is slightly soiled; interior is quite clean.). Red and pictorial wraps, red leather-like dust-jacket with gilt letters on spine and front cover; 234 pp., BW and color illus. Text is in French. Issued in conjunction with a 2010 exhibition of artwork centered around both the art and the writing of Frenchman Victor Hugo (1802-1885). Features pieces by him, including portions of his collection of poems titled "Les Orientales," and inspired by the Greek War for Independence. Also features related paintings and works on paper by Boulanger, Delacroix, Géricault, Devéria, Girodet, Decamps, Chasseriau, Vernet, and Portaels; sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye; and illustrated books and engravings by Vivant Denon, Cassas, Dupré, and De Launay. The exhibition checklist cites 140 pieces, and many if not most are pictured here. Much to see and consider here.

Paris-Musees. New. 2010. Paperback. 2759601196 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- Text in French. 310 pages; 120 illus. -- with a bonus offer-- .