Catalogue Raisonne of the Etchings of Charles Meryon (with the Addition of Many Newly Discovered States)
New York: Winfred Porter Truesdell, 1924. Hardcover. Sepia paper/boards with dark chocolate leather spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Unpaginated with approx. 200 pp. and 105 bw illus. VG+ interior, clean, bright, and tight; corners of covers lightly bumped, as are head/tail of spine. Item #148131
Text in English. Reprint of the original 1907 French edition. Includes a translator's (Harold Wright) preface and preface to the original 1907 edition. With a 12-page introductory essay about Meryon, followed by the index. The etchings are divided into sections: Early Etchings (1849-1850), Nos. 1-16; View of Paris, Nos. 17-64; Various Views, Nos. 54-74; Portraits, Nos. 74A-86; and Frontispieces, Addresses, Rebuses, and Various Objects, Nos. 87-102. The final section consists of 3 plates wrongly attributed to Meryon. Each section includes the corresponding bw reproductions of the original engravings.Does NOT include the Amand Durand Apse of Notre Dame Heliogravure 1884.
OCLC: 2537126
Price: $40.00