BELLANGER, Stanislas. La Touraine ancienne et moderne. - Lot 165

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BELLANGER, Stanislas. La Touraine ancienne et moderne. - Lot 165
BELLANGER, Stanislas. La Touraine ancienne et moderne. Paris, L. Mercier, 1845. In-4, richly decorated blue grained percaline boards with Touraine coat of arms decoration, gilt edges. 614 pages. 33 plates of out-of-text engravings in serpents, including the frontispiece in gold and color (depicting Tours Cathedral). 15 wood-engraved vignettes, 10 steel-engraved portraits, 6 plates of colored coats of arms, numerous black illustration vignettes in text. Spine faded, frontispiece leaf detached, tear to next leaf, foxing and wetness. First edition and first printing of the illustrations for this fascinating presentation of Touraine and its history by Stanislas Bellanger. Prefaced by Abbé Orsini and illustrated by Th. Frère, Brevière, Lacoste aîné, L. Noël, Mauduison, Engelmann et Graf, Ernest Meyer, Giniez, de Bar, etc., etc.. An impressive historical, architectural and heraldic work, illustrated with portraits of Touraine's leading figures and engravings depicting the landscapes, castles and churches of the ancient province. Attractive polychrome boards.
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