JACOB, Octave. Iconography of the Musée du Val-de-Grâce. - Lot 254

JACOB, Octave. Iconography of the Musée du Val-de-Grâce. Published in Paris by Librairie Aristide Quillet without date. In 2 volumes, format In quarto / In-4. Green half-chagrin. Spines decorated with cold-stamped fleurons. Percaline boards with cold-stamped fillets. 10 paginated pages, 250 black and color plates with descriptions. Slight marks of rubbing to spines. Imposing edition of the archives and documents of the Service de Santé Militaire Musée du Val-de-Grâce published around 1919. The plates are reproductions of items held in the collection established by Justin Godart. "The relics of the Val-de-Grâce are indeed the remains of heroes: they speak of pain and death..." (Justin Godart, preface). Fine condition.