Editore: Nabu Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 1279638842 ISBN 13: 9781279638842
Da: booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.
Soft Cover. Condizione: new.
Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Da: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condizione: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 67.
Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Da: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condizione: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 107.
Editore: 1832. Image 4in x 3in. Sheet size 10.5in x 6.5in, 1832
Da: R.G. Watkins Books and Prints, Ilminster, SOMER, Regno Unito
Lithograph, from "Iconographie des Contemporains depuis 1789 Jusqu'a 1829".
Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Da: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condizione: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 191.
Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Da: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condizione: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from , edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 311.
Editore: [Place of publication not identified] : British Library, 2011
ISBN 10: 1241500673 ISBN 13: 9781241500672
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Reprint edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: Pages unnumbered. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg.
Editore: Legare Street Press 2022-10, 2022
ISBN 10: 1017854440 ISBN 13: 9781017854442
Da: Chiron Media, Wallingford, Regno Unito
PF. Condizione: New.
Editore: LondonThe Erotic Print Society ., 1996
Da: Robert Frew Ltd. ABA ILAB, London, Regno Unito
DE LUXE LIMITED EDITION (2,500). This copy unnumbered. Two faithful reproductions of the artist's original etchings printed on 300 gsm Canaletto paper, both prints measuring 330 x 220 mm. With leaf of descriptive text loose as issued in original publisher's blue portfolio with green title-label to upper cover. THE ARTIST: (Born 4th January 1747, Chalon-sur-Saône; died 27th April 1825, Paris) First a law student in Paris, Denon turned to writing for the theatre, and at the tender age of 23 produced his first successful play. Denon's potential as a diplomat was recognised after a commis- sion to arrange a cabinet of carved gems for Louis XV, and he carried out missions to Russia, Switzerland and Naples between 1772 and 1787; that last year in Naples, while still in the King's employ, he was elected to the Académie de Peinture and he etched La Belle Napolitaine on copper. During the Revolution Denon returned to Paris, where he was given protection by his friend, the important Neo-Classical painter, Jacques-Louis David. He accompanied Napoleon on the famous Egyptian expedition of 1798 and there he made hundreds of sketches of the ancient monuments, sometimes even under enemy fire. The results were published in his Voyage dans la basse et la haute Égypte (Travels in Lower and Upper Egypt) of 1802. Napoleon made the artist Director General of Museums in 1804, a post he retained until 1815. Denon travelled with the Emperor in this position on expeditions to Austria, Spain, and Poland and advised on which works of art to pillage from the various conquered countries. Ultimately, many of these works found a new home in the Louvre: given this rather advantageous acquisition policy, Denon was perfectly situated to plan the development of the museum's collection. THE WORK: These two prints are from Denon's Oeuvre Priapique (Priapic Works), a collection published pri- vately in 1792. As an artist-collector, the Vivant-Denon drew enthusiastically on the large re- serves of classical antiquities in Naples, but the origins of this beautiful woman are more obscure. From the title one might guess that she was a famous courtesan or model, but there is an element of intimate, almost proprietorial, observation in the work that leads the viewer to believe that the subject may have been the artist's mistress of the time. THE TIME: As well as removing the monarchy and a large part of the aristocracy, the first apostles of the Revolution swept away many of the beliefs and customs of the ancien régime. Advocates of the new protocol tried to place as much distance, culturally speaking, between themselves and the previous ruling elite as they could. But the Neo-Classical style pre-dated the Revolution by more than a decade and many of the Revolution's influential architects of form brought with them luggage from the previous era. A former aristocrat and power-broker par excellence of the time, Talleyrand, noted that these memories were 'of a sweetness which those born after the Revolution would never know.' There is no reason to doubt the revolutionary fervour of Bonaparte's trusty curator and antiquarian. Nevertheless, the style and delicacy of Vivant-Denon's art as well as the hedonistic character of his life betray an artist and man whose roots were firmly in Bourbon France while his canopy was in the arriviste world of the nouvelle bourgeoisie.
Editore: Chez Marcel Seheur, Paris, 1920
Da: Librairie Rouchaleou, MONTPELLIER, FR, Francia
Broché. Condizione: Très bon. Lucien Boucher (illustratore). Ed. numérotée. 1 volume broché, couverture muette rempliée, non paginé, illustré de 21 bois gravés originaux de Lucien Boucher, dont 9 hors-texte, non rogné, petit renfort ancien sur le long du dos de la couverture. Dominique Vivant, baron Denon, dit Vivant Denon, Chalon-sur-Saône 1747 - Paris 1825, graveur, écrivain et diplomate français. Edition tirée à 540 exemplaires numérotés, celui-ci un des 500 exemplaires numérotés sur papier des Manufactures Sorel-Moussel (après 10 exemplaires de tête sur Japon et 30 sur vergé d'Arches). Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request ).
Editore: Bibliothèque des Curieux, Paris, 1914
Da: Librairie Rouchaleou, MONTPELLIER, FR, Francia
Broché. Condizione: Très bon. Ed. numérotée. 1 volume broché, couverture rempliée en papier parcheminé illustrée d'une petite vignette, 193 pages [1], non rogné. Dominique Vivant, baron Denon, dit Vivant Denon, Chalon-sur-Saône 1747 - Paris 1825, graveur, écrivain et diplomate français. Collection ''Le coffret du bibliophile''. Edition réservée aux souscripteurs. Tirage à 510 exemplaires numérotés, celui-ci un des 500 exemplaires numérotés sur papier d'Arches. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request ).
Da: Antiquariat Michael Eschmann, Groß-Gerau, Germania
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0. Sprache: Deutschu.
Editore: Scholar's Choice, 2015
ISBN 10: 1297022556 ISBN 13: 9781297022555
Da: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
Da: Antiquariat Michael Eschmann, Groß-Gerau, Germania
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0. Sprache: Deutschu.
Editore: Creative Media Partners, LLC Okt 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1017848076 ISBN 13: 9781017848076
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.
Editore: La Tradition, Paris, 1944
Da: Librairie Rouchaleou, MONTPELLIER, FR, Francia
Broché. Condizione: Très bon. Leroy Maurice (illustratore). Ed. numérotée. 1 volume broché en faux-feuillets sous couverture rempliée illustrée, 92 pages [2], avec 20 eaux-fortes originales en couleurs par Maurice Leroy, chemise et étui de l'éditeur. Dominique Vivant, baron Denon, dit Vivant Denon, Chalon-sur-Saône 1747 - Paris 1825, graveur, écrivain et diplomate français. Edition tirée à 980 exemplaires numérotés, celui-ci un des 830 numérotés sur Ingres vergé d'Arches à la forme. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request ).
Da: Antiquariat Michael Eschmann, Groß-Gerau, Germania
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0. Schönes, großformatiges Blatt. - Gute Erhaltung. Sprache: Deutschu.
Editore: París, 1790
Da: LIBRERIA ANTICUARIA MARGARITA DE DIOS, MADRID, Spagna
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Sin Encuadernar. Condizione: Bien. Materia: Grabado antiguo de finales del siglo XVIII. Egipto. Mezquita. Figuras desnudas - Dominique Vivant, Barón de Denon. Publicación: París, 1790. "L'uvre originale de Vivant Denon, ancien directeur général des musées; collection de 317 eaux-fortes dessinées et gravées par ce célèbre artiste, réunion formant l'album le plus complet et le plus varié pour l'étude de la gravure à l'eau-forte; avec une notice très-détaillée sur sa vie intime, ses relations et son uvre". Técnica: Grabado calcográfico. Aguafuerte, aguatinta. Blanco y negro con tonalidades sepia sobre papel verjurado. Medidas: 10'5 x 16'5 cm [huella], 33 x 50'5 cm [papel], 38 x 51'5 cm [passepartout]. Conservación: Excelente estado. Buena impresión con todos los márgenes. Biografía del autor: Dominique Vivant (1747-1825) fue pintor, dibujante, grabador, escritor y Barón de Denon. Trabajó como diplomático en Nápoles (1779-1785), donde aprendió a grabar, viajó por Italia en 1788/89 y se instaló en Venecia, de donde fue expulsado en julio de 1793, lo que provocó su regreso a París, fue con Napoleón en 1797-1798 a Egipto. Fue ministro de Napoleón de las Artes y primer director del Louvre (1802-1815), París, publicó dos catálogos de sus impresiones (en 1793 y en 1803). Realizó una serie de aguafuertes de temática erótica del que este ejemplar es una maravillosa muestra. Bibliografía y referencias: Daniela Gallo, "Les vies de Dominique-Vivant Denon: actes du colloque organisé au Musée du Louvre", 2 vols, Paris (la Documentation française), 2001. Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes, Paris, 1930.
Editore: Paris: Didot, 1803
Da: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Condizione: Good. Engraving. 27.5 x 36cm. Likely Plate 115 from "Voyage dans la basse et la haute E?gypte pendant les campagnes du général Bonaparte." Soiled in the margins. Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon, (born January 4, 1747, Chalon-sur-Saône, France?died April 27, 1825, Paris), French artist, archaeologist, and museum official who played an important role in the development of the Louvre collection.Denon studied law in Paris but turned to the theatre, writing a successful comedy at age 23. He drew and painted and was commissioned by Louis XV to arrange a cabinet of carved gems. Between 1772 and 1787 he carried out diplomatic missions to Russia, Naples, and Switzerland; in Naples he etched portraits and collected works of art. In 1787 he became a member of the Académie Royale de Peinture.During the French Revolution he returned to Paris, where he was protected by his friend the painter Jacques-Louis David. In 1798 he accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte on the latter's expedition to Egypt and there made numerous sketches of the ancient monuments, sometimes under the very fire of the enemy.
Editore: Paris: Didot, 1803, 1803
Da: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Condizione: Good. ngraving. 27.5 x 36cm. Likely Plate 129 from "Voyage dans la basse et la haute E?gypte pendant les campagnes du général Bonaparte." Soiled in the margins. Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon, (born January 4, 1747, Chalon-sur-Saône, France?died April 27, 1825, Paris), French artist, archaeologist, and museum official who played an important role in the development of the Louvre collection.Denon studied law in Paris but turned to the theatre, writing a successful comedy at age 23. He drew and painted and was commissioned by Louis XV to arrange a cabinet of carved gems. Between 1772 and 1787 he carried out diplomatic missions to Russia, Naples, and Switzerland; in Naples he etched portraits and collected works of art. In 1787 he became a member of the Académie Royale de Peinture.During the French Revolution he returned to Paris, where he was protected by his friend the painter Jacques-Louis David. In 1798 he accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte on the latter's expedition to Egypt and there made numerous sketches of the ancient monuments, sometimes under the very fire of the enemy.
In-8. En feuilles sous couverture rempliée, double emboîtage. Edition illustrée de 22 très belles gravures sur bois coloriées au pochoir par Gradassi. Tirage limité à 725 exemplaires numérotés, 1 des 500 exemplaires sur vélin de Rives. Exemplaire enrichi d'une suite supplémentaire en couleurs de 5 planches refusées fort libres. (emboîtage un peu frotté).
Editore: Paris, 1900
Da: Rob Zanger Rare Books LLC, Middletown, NY, U.S.A.
Etching on a large sheet of light cream wove paper, 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches (120 x 90 mm), full margins. In good condition with minor edge wear, well outside of image area. An etching after the c1780 illustration by Fragonard, likely printed early 20th century. The British Museum offers the following biographical information regarding the artist: "Painter, draughtsman, etcher, curator and author. Worked as a diplomat in Naples (1779-85), where he learned how to engrave; travelled through Italy in 1788/89 and settled in Venice from where he was expelled in July 1793, prompting his return to Paris; in 1797/98 with Napoleon on the Egyptian campaign. In these years turned his amateur etchings into a business, and published two catalogues of his work (in 1793 and in 1803). Appointed in 1803 as (first) director of the Louvre, and put in charge of the Gobelins, Sèvres and the Monnaie; for this created a Baron. In charge of deciding the works to be removed from occupied Europe for the Louvre. Resigned in 1815 and spent his retirement in writing and organising the plates of his 'Monuments des arts du dessin', which was based on his own enormous private collection. Died in 1825 and his collection subsequently was sold in a series of auctions.".
Etching on a large sheet of light cream wove paper, 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches (120 x 90 mm), full margins. In good condition with minor edge wear, well outside of image area. An etching after the c1780 illustration by Fragonard, likely printed early 20th century. The British Museum offers the following biographical information regarding the artist: "Painter, draughtsman, etcher, curator and author. Worked as a diplomat in Naples (1779 - 1785), where he learned how to engrave; travelled through Italy in 1788/89 and settled in Venice from where he was expelled in July 1793, prompting his return to Paris; in 1797/98 with Napoleon on the Egyptian campaign. In these years turned his amateur etchings into a business, and published two catalogues of his work (in 1793 and in 1803). Appointed in 1803 as (first) director of the Louvre, and put in charge of the Gobelins, Sèvres and the Monnaie; for this created a Baron. In charge of deciding the works to be removed from occupied Europe for the Louvre. Resigned in 1815 and spent his retirement in writing and organising the plates of his 'Monuments des arts du dessin', which was based on his own enormous private collection. Died in 1825 and his collection subsequently was sold in a series of auctions.".
Etching on a large sheet of light cream wove paper, 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches (120 x 90 mm), full margins. In good condition with minor edge wear, well outside of image area. An etching after the c1780 illustration by Fragonard, likely printed early 20th century. The British Museum offers the following biographical information regarding the artist: "Painter, draughtsman, etcher, curator and author. Worked as a diplomat in Naples (1779-85), where he learned how to engrave; travelled through Italy in 1788/89 and settled in Venice from where he was expelled in July 1793, prompting his return to Paris; in 1797/98 with Napoleon on the Egyptian campaign. In these years turned his amateur etchings into a business, and published two catalogues of his work (in 1793 and in 1803). Appointed in 1803 as (first) director of the Louvre, and put in charge of the Gobelins, Sèvres and the Monnaie; for this created a Baron. In charge of deciding the works to be removed from occupied Europe for the Louvre. Resigned in 1815 and spent his retirement in writing and organising the plates of his 'Monuments des arts du dessin', which was based on his own enormous private collection. Died in 1825 and his collection subsequently was sold in a series of auctions.".
Editore: Samuel Bagster, London, 1807
Da: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. copperplate frontispiece (illustratore). First UK edition. Quarto, vii, 82, ccli + Table, leaf clxxxi-ii has a fore-edge chip from the press; half calf, marbled boards scuffed, very light foxing. With an engraved [ Baronial?] bookplate [ possibly John Henry Vivian, or his son, Sir Arthur Pendarves Vivian ( member of the Royal Geographical Society), inked name on recto of frontispiece, the frontispiece caption is trimmed, and spotted. Denon, a noted artist and engraver, accompanied Napoleon's troops into Egypt to record the scenery and antiquities. This volume describes the plates of the Atlas volume. Additionally there are important Appendices about the pyramids at Geza, Alexandria, minerals, medicine, "Memoire sur le Commerce des Negres au Caire, et sur les Maladies, .", etc. This British edition, with French text, is quite scarce. An 1809 re-issue had cancelled title-pages. Note: curiously the printed title-page reads "Voyages", not in the singular as listed elsewhere. Copperplate frontispiece.
Etching on light cream wove paper, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (140 x 215 mm), full margins. Some minor toning at the top margin, as well as small losses at the lower right extreme sheet edge. The plate is printed on an oversize sheet of paper (15 1 /2 x 12 inches), and all condition points are well outside of the image area. The impression is finely printed and well inked. Likely printed 19th century. An impression of this work may be found in the permanent collection of the British Museum, object number 1989,0930.247. The British Museum offers the following biographical information regarding the artist: "Painter, draughtsman, etcher, curator and author. Worked as a diplomat in Naples (1779-85), where he learned how to engrave; travelled through Italy in 1788/89 and settled in Venice from where he was expelled in July 1793, prompting his return to Paris; in 1797/98 with Napoleon on the Egyptian campaign. In these years turned his amateur etchings into a business, and published two catalogues of his work (in 1793 and in 1803). Appointed in 1803 as (first) director of the Louvre, and put in charge of the Gobelins, Sèvres and the Monnaie; for this created a Baron. In charge of deciding the works to be removed from occupied Europe for the Louvre. Resigned in 1815 and spent his retirement in writing and organising the plates of his 'Monuments des arts du dessin', which was based on his own enormous private collection. Died in 1825 and his collection subsequently was sold in a series of auctions.".
Relié. Condizione: . In 8 plein maroquin abricot, dos à nerfs, tête dorée, dentelles intérieures, couverture conservée ( reliure signé Sotheran London). VII et 38 pages, édition illustrée d'un portrait et de 13 vignettes in-texte gravées à l'eau-forte et d'une grande composition sur la couverture de Paul Avril. Un des 300 exemplaires numérotés sur papier de Hollande paraphé par l'éditeur.
Editore: D'Hippolyte Tilliard, Paris, 1826
Da: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Half red leather, red and black marble boards, gilt lettering and tooling on spine, colorful end pages, IV, 218 pp, small bw illustrations on title page, green silk ribbon page marker. One of three catalogues of the private collections of M. Le Baron Vivant Denon, Paintings, Drawings and Miniatures. Text is in French. VG (shelf wear to boards, corners bumped, bookplate inside front cover, age toning to text block and page edges but text is otherwise clean and clear).
Editore: Paris, Rouquette, 1889
Da: Librairie Pierre Adrien Yvinec, Paris, Francia
Couverture rigide. Condizione: Très bon. Condizione sovraccoperta: Très bon. Édition illustrée. Deux ouvrages en un volume in-8 (235 x 152 mm), VII pp., 38 pp., 1 f. n. ch., 2 ff. n. ch.; XII pp. Demi-maroquin rouge à coins, double filet doré bordant les mors et les coins, dos à nerfs orné, titre et date dorés, tête dorée, non rogné, couvertures conservées, infimes frottements sur les coiffes et les coins (M. Lortic). Charmante illustration de Paul Avril. Elle se compose d'un portrait de l'auteur en frontispice et de 13 vignettes gravées à l'eau-forte dans le texte, ainsi qu'une grande composition sur la couverture. Tirage à 505 exemplaires numérotés. Exemplaire hors justification sur Japon, offert par l'éditeur à son ami Regnault. Cet exemplaire est justifié d'une étoile par l'éditeur, accompagnée d'un envoi au crayon "souvenir de bonne amitié à mon ami Regnault". Il est enrichi de 4 états supplémentaires du portrait et de 3 suites des illustrations: les eaux-fortes pures et 2 états avant la lettre, dont un tiré en couleur (bistre ou bleuté). On a relié à la suite un spécimen de 4 pages imprimé sur Hollande et la plaquette d'Anatole France sur Vivant-Denon, ici un des quelques exemplaires imprimés sur Japon. Il s'agit d'un tirage à part d'un article paru dans Le Temps, non mis dans le commerce et réservé aux souscripteurs de Point de lendemain. Un des plus délicieux textes de la littérature érotique du XVIIIe siècle. Publié pour la première fois anonymement en 1777 dans les Mélanges littéraires dirigés par Dorat, ce récit libertin conte l'expérience initiatique d'un jeune homme qui sera le jouet d'une femme dominante. L'auteur de cette piquante aventure, Dominique Vivant-Denon (1747-1825), fut aussi diplomate, dessinateur, graveur, archéologue; il participa aux côtés de Bonaparte à l'expédition d'Égypte, dont il publia la célèbre Description, et fut directeur du Louvre. Bel exemplaire en reliure de Marcellin Lortic. Vicaire, III, 181-182.
Editore: Henri Gaugain et Cie -Caillou., 1829
Da: Librairie Voyage et Exploration, Cerny, Francia
Couverture rigide. Condizione: Assez bon. 2ème Édition. Paris, Henri Gaugain et Cie -Caillou., 1829. 2 volumes de texte in-8, et un atlas grand in-folio (440x600),illustré du portrait de Vivant Denon en frontispice gravé par Garnier d'après R. Lefèvre et de 143 planches dont deux cartes., relié demi-veau époque , dos lisse avec titre et tomaison , coins usés ,frottements aux plats , frottements, coiffes usées et traces de réparations(atlas) , peu de rousseurs dans le texte . Seconde édition , tiré à 150 exemplaires seulement , ici le n° 60, du chef d oeuvre de Dominique Vivant Denon, l'atlas contient 143 planches ,sur chine, dessinées par l auteur ,certaines planches contiennent plusieurs figures ; trois planches sont doubles et quatre sont repliées et quadruples. Les planches représentent aussi bien des sites que des combats, des portraits d'égyptiens, des textes, des bas-reliefs, elles furent dessinées quelquefois au péril de la vie de l'auteur. Très bel état des planches Vivant Denon (1747-1825) accompagna le général Bonaparte en Égypte en 1798. Il dessina les sites égyptiens sur place. Ce travaille révéla au monde l'extraordinaire richesse de l'Égypte et engendra une véritable égyptomania et un style "Retour d'Égypte". Vivant Denon fut ensuite directeur du Louvre. Il est considéré comme un grand précurseur de la muséologie, de l'histoire de l'art et de l'égyptologie. Second edition (1st 1802) of Denon's fundamental work on Egypt. The Atlas is composed of his portrait in frontispiece and 143 numb. engr. (incl. 20bis and 54bis) on chine appliqué pasted on 142 ff. (some fold. or on double page) representing monuments, city views, pyramids and temples, maps, hieroglyphs, etc. Fold. plate in vol. I of text with the transcription of a text in Greek (with its French translation). Issued in 150 numb. copies (n. 60).