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TAYLOR, Isidore-Justin-Séverin (Baron, 1789-1879), Charles NODIER and Alphonse de CAILLEUX. Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France. Paris: Firmin Didot frères for Gide and G.Engelmann, 1820-1878.
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TAYLOR, Isidore-Justin-Séverin (Baron, 1789-1879), Charles NODIER and Alphonse de CAILLEUX. Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France. Paris: Firmin Didot frères for Gide and G.Engelmann, 1820-1878.
12 volumes (of 19), 2° (521 x 340mm). Engraved and lithographic plates. Contemporary calf-backed boards, spine gilt (rebacked, preserving original spines, boards scuffed with some neat repairs to corners).
The set comprises:
Ancienne Normandie. 1820-1825. 2 volumes. Half-titles, title-vignettes, additional title-vignette in vol. I, section-titles, 242 plates, mostly lithographs, 15 tinted, including 3 bis plates and 7 plates in early states, many plates mounted on India paper, 37 vignettes. (Light spotting throughout.) Beraldi XII, 91; Brunet V,684; c.f. Ray I, 165.
Franche-Comté. 1825. Half-title, title-vignette, section-title, frontispiece, 157 plates, mostly lithographs, including 12 bis plates, many plates mounted on India paper, 20 vignettes. (Lacking two plates, 103 and 106, light spotting throughout.) Beraldi XII, 93; Brunet V,684; c.f. Ray I, 167.
Auvergne. 1829-1833. 2 volumes. Half-titles, title-vignettes, additional title-vignette in volume II, section-titles, frontispiece, 253 plates, mostly lithographs, including 49 bis and subsequent plates, many mounted on India paper, 14 vignettes. (Lacking plate 197. Plates 176 [i.e. 79] and 194 both misbound in volume I, light spotting throughout.) Beraldi XII, 94; Brunet V,684; c.f. Ray I, 167.
Languedoc. 1833-1837. 2 volumes in 4. Half-titles, title-vignettes, lithographic section-titles, frontispiece. Text within elaborate lithographic borders incorporating arms, medallions and numerous vignettes, 546 plates, mostly lithographs, including 216 bis and subsequent plates, and 2 unlisted plates in volume II part 1, many mounted on India paper. (Light spotting throughout.) Beraldi XII, 97; Brunet V,684; c.f. Ray I, 170.
Bretagne. 1845-46. 2 volumes. Half-titles, title-vignettes, section-titles, frontispiece, 352 plates, mostly lithographs, about 30 tinted, many mounted on India paper, 6 vignettes. (1 plate from volume I misbound in volume II, browning to several leaves, affecting about 21 plates, light spotting throughout, some dampstaining to outer margins.) Beraldi XII, 101; Brunet V,684.
Dauphiné. 1854. Half-title, title-vignette, tinted lithographic section-title, 173 plates, mostly lithographs, about 59 tinted, many mounted on India paper, 4 vignettes. (Browning to several leaves affecting about 14 plates, light spotting throughout.) Beraldi XII, 101; Brunet V,684.
A fine set of L'ancienne France, rarely found complete. This enormous project, recording the scenery and ruins of provincial France, spanned most of Baron Taylor's life. Beraldi argues that L'ancienne France not only helped to form the early 19th-century French taste for 'gothic' art, influencing writers such as Hugo and Merimée, but also represented a major achievement in the history of lithography (Beraldi XII, 90). Indeed, the large number of artists involved, including Taylor, Bonington, Vernet, Sabatier, Isabey and even Delacroix, has led to the claim that it is among 'the greatest of all publications illustrated with lithographs' (Ray I, 165). (12)
12 volumes (of 19), 2° (521 x 340mm). Engraved and lithographic plates. Contemporary calf-backed boards, spine gilt (rebacked, preserving original spines, boards scuffed with some neat repairs to corners).
The set comprises:
Ancienne Normandie. 1820-1825. 2 volumes. Half-titles, title-vignettes, additional title-vignette in vol. I, section-titles, 242 plates, mostly lithographs, 15 tinted, including 3 bis plates and 7 plates in early states, many plates mounted on India paper, 37 vignettes. (Light spotting throughout.) Beraldi XII, 91; Brunet V,684; c.f. Ray I, 165.
Franche-Comté. 1825. Half-title, title-vignette, section-title, frontispiece, 157 plates, mostly lithographs, including 12 bis plates, many plates mounted on India paper, 20 vignettes. (Lacking two plates, 103 and 106, light spotting throughout.) Beraldi XII, 93; Brunet V,684; c.f. Ray I, 167.
Auvergne. 1829-1833. 2 volumes. Half-titles, title-vignettes, additional title-vignette in volume II, section-titles, frontispiece, 253 plates, mostly lithographs, including 49 bis and subsequent plates, many mounted on India paper, 14 vignettes. (Lacking plate 197. Plates 176 [i.e. 79] and 194 both misbound in volume I, light spotting throughout.) Beraldi XII, 94; Brunet V,684; c.f. Ray I, 167.
Languedoc. 1833-1837. 2 volumes in 4. Half-titles, title-vignettes, lithographic section-titles, frontispiece. Text within elaborate lithographic borders incorporating arms, medallions and numerous vignettes, 546 plates, mostly lithographs, including 216 bis and subsequent plates, and 2 unlisted plates in volume II part 1, many mounted on India paper. (Light spotting throughout.) Beraldi XII, 97; Brunet V,684; c.f. Ray I, 170.
Bretagne. 1845-46. 2 volumes. Half-titles, title-vignettes, section-titles, frontispiece, 352 plates, mostly lithographs, about 30 tinted, many mounted on India paper, 6 vignettes. (1 plate from volume I misbound in volume II, browning to several leaves, affecting about 21 plates, light spotting throughout, some dampstaining to outer margins.) Beraldi XII, 101; Brunet V,684.
Dauphiné. 1854. Half-title, title-vignette, tinted lithographic section-title, 173 plates, mostly lithographs, about 59 tinted, many mounted on India paper, 4 vignettes. (Browning to several leaves affecting about 14 plates, light spotting throughout.) Beraldi XII, 101; Brunet V,684.
A fine set of L'ancienne France, rarely found complete. This enormous project, recording the scenery and ruins of provincial France, spanned most of Baron Taylor's life. Beraldi argues that L'ancienne France not only helped to form the early 19th-century French taste for 'gothic' art, influencing writers such as Hugo and Merimée, but also represented a major achievement in the history of lithography (Beraldi XII, 90). Indeed, the large number of artists involved, including Taylor, Bonington, Vernet, Sabatier, Isabey and even Delacroix, has led to the claim that it is among 'the greatest of all publications illustrated with lithographs' (Ray I, 165). (12)