Folio 'Recueil d'estampes' Engravings Book

1742, Paris, 1st edition, volume #2 only (of 2) having ...

Folio 'Recueil d'estampes' Engravings Book

1742, Paris, 1st edition, volume #2 only (of 2) having (61) engravings and etchings, (5) of which are on double sheets, several of which employ chiaroscuro woodblock over etched image technique and (2) true chiaroscuro woodblock prints, after paintings of celebrated artists by various engravers; bound with 45-page text in period gold-stamped full mottled calf having marbled end-papers

Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 22 inches, Width: 16 3/4 inches, Depth: 2 inches

Condition: Good, overall moderate wear; edge-worn leather having splits, losses and lifting at spine and boards; binding holding but some pages stand proud at fore-edge and darkened where exposed; soil and damp stains to title and preliminary text pages; plates generally clean having edge wear and toning overall, occasional foxing; discoloration and chips to fore-edges where exposed and to top edges of last several sheets

Disclaimers: plates counted but not inventoried, we cannot guarantee completeness; not all pages individually inspected for condition, we cannot warrant against unnoticed, hidden damage; please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Fine Art > Prints

Estimated Sale Time: 12:15 pm CST

Shipping Status: Shipping Quote



Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

Download High Resolution Photographs:
Photograph #1
Photograph #2
Photograph #3
Photograph #4
Photograph #5
Photograph #6
Photograph #7
Photograph #8
Photograph #9
Photograph #10
Photograph #11
Photograph #12
Photograph #13

Last modified: June 6, 2022, 11:18 am

Condition: Good, overall moderate wear; edge-worn leather having splits, losses and lifting at spine and boards; binding holding but some pages stand proud at fore-edge and darkened where exposed; soil and damp stains to title and preliminary text pages; plates generally clean having edge wear and toning overall, occasional foxing; discoloration and chips to fore-edges where exposed and to top edges of last several sheets
Dimensions: 22 x 16.75 x 2 in