MARIUS-MICHEL fils (HENRI-FRANÇOIS-VICTOR MICHEL), binder. NOLHAC, PIERRE DE. Histoire du Château de Versailles. Paris: André Marty 1911. 2 vols. in one, thick 4to, 335 x 270 x 84mm. (13 1/8 x 10 1/8 x 3 3/8in.), blue-black crushed levant morocco, covers with panel of inlaid brown morocco strapwork forming a large central oval and eight smaller compartments, interwoven with swirling stylized thorn branches and flowers in dark blue, gray-blue, pale purple and violet morocco, spine in five compartments, three with similar mosaic decoration, two lettered in blind, brown morocco doublures with frame of gilt-outlined inlaid green and red morocco leaf and berry motifs within blue morocco border strips, silk brocade liners, original printed wrappers preserved, g.e., gilt-stamped on upper turn-in: "Marius-Michel", one small nick to upper cover, slight wear to head and tail of spine and to corners, a few slight abrasions to doublures, half morocco chemise and morocco-edged slicpase, two short tears to head of backstrip, case scuffed. LIMITED EDITION, no. 225 of the edition of 350 copies, all on vélin d'Arches, 50 plates of reproductions of engravings, paintings, plans, etc., several tinted or in color, a few double-page or folding.Provenance: From the collection of the Duchess of Marlborough (formerly Gladys Deacon).

MARIUS-MICHEL fils (HENRI-FRANÇOIS-VICTOR MICHEL), binder. NOLHAC, PIERRE DE. Histoire du Château de Versailles. Paris: André Marty 1911. 2 vols. in one, thick 4to, 335 x 270 x 84mm. (13 1/8 x 10 1/8 x 3 3/8in.), blue-black crushed levant morocco, covers with panel of inlaid brown morocco strapwork forming a large central oval and eight smaller compartments, interwoven with swirling stylized thorn branches and flowers in dark blue, gray-blue, pale purple and violet morocco, spine in five compartments, three with similar mosaic decoration, two lettered in blind, brown morocco doublures with frame of gilt-outlined inlaid green and red morocco leaf and berry motifs within blue morocco border strips, silk brocade liners, original printed wrappers preserved, g.e., gilt-stamped on upper turn-in: "Marius-Michel", one small nick to upper cover, slight wear to head and tail of spine and to corners, a few slight abrasions to doublures, half morocco chemise and morocco-edged slicpase, two short tears to head of backstrip, case scuffed. LIMITED EDITION, no. 225 of the edition of 350 copies, all on vélin d'Arches, 50 plates of reproductions of engravings, paintings, plans, etc., several tinted or in color, a few double-page or folding. Provenance: From the collection of the Duchess of Marlborough (formerly Gladys Deacon).

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MARIUS-MICHEL fils (HENRI-FRANÇOIS-VICTOR MICHEL), binder. NOLHAC, PIERRE DE. Histoire du Château de Versailles. Paris: André Marty 1911. 2 vols. in one, thick 4to, 335 x 270 x 84mm. (13 1/8 x 10 1/8 x 3 3/8in.), blue-black crushed levant morocco, covers with panel of inlaid brown morocco strapwork forming a large central oval and eight smaller compartments, interwoven with swirling stylized thorn branches and flowers in dark blue, gray-blue, pale purple and violet morocco, spine in five compartments, three with similar mosaic decoration, two lettered in blind, brown morocco doublures with frame of gilt-outlined inlaid green and red morocco leaf and berry motifs within blue morocco border strips, silk brocade liners, original printed wrappers preserved, g.e., gilt-stamped on upper turn-in: "Marius-Michel", one small nick to upper cover, slight wear to head and tail of spine and to corners, a few slight abrasions to doublures, half morocco chemise and morocco-edged slicpase, two short tears to head of backstrip, case scuffed. LIMITED EDITION, no. 225 of the edition of 350 copies, all on vélin d'Arches, 50 plates of reproductions of engravings, paintings, plans, etc., several tinted or in color, a few double-page or folding.

Provenance: From the collection of the Duchess of Marlborough (formerly Gladys Deacon).