L'oeuvre de Corot par Alfred Robaut. Precede de L'Hiostoire de Corot et de ses Oeuvres par Etienne Moreau-Nelaton, ornee de dessins et croquis originaux du maitre. (COMPLETE FIVE (5) VOLUME SET)
Paris, France: Leonce Laget, 1965. Limited Edition, #365 of 500 sets. Hardbound. Green buckram, with original folded thick green paper wraps bound in., green reading ribbon. Rough cut edges. Leather labekls applied to spines. Vol. 1--356 [8] pp. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Vol. 2-- 395 pp. Vol. 3 -- 400 pp. Vol. 4 --398 pp. Vol. 5 -- 70 pp. Large and heavy, will require extra postage. Good condition,Volumes 1,4 and 5 are VG with minor wear. Volumes 2 and 3 exhibit significant wear to outer hinges in spots, have loose boards but are tight and fresh internally for the most part. Outer hinges of 2 and 3 are threadbare in places and worn though and frayed; covers are still attached to spines on these volumes, but the inner hinges are broken in spots where the covers attach to the book block. A sound set with faults on these 2 volumes only. Item #137171
ISBN: 2852041154
Text is in French. Rare. An exact and complete reproduction of the original 1905 ed. with additional recently discovered documents and material as a supplement to v. 1. Contents: Volume 1---Histoire de Corot et de ses œuvres. --Volumes 2 & 3--Catalogue des peintures--Volume 4. Catalogue des dessins et des estampes originales (eaux-fortes, lithographies et autographies, procédés sur verre)--Volume 5. Tables (analytique et générale.).
Price: $5,000.00