Late 19th Century Laurelled Chefs-d'Oeuvre d'Art Illustrated Leather Folio Volume Books- Set of 4

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Smith, Geo. A. The Laurelled Chefs-D'Oeuvre D'Art - From the Paris Exhibition and Salon - Also from the Royal Academy … Read more Smith, Geo. A. The Laurelled Chefs-D'Oeuvre D'Art - From the Paris Exhibition and Salon - Also from the Royal Academy of London and Other Public Galleries of Europe and America - One Hundred Photogravures and Two Hundred Typogravures - From the Most Select and Celebrated Paintings of Modern Artists of All Nations.

Philadelphia: Gebbie & Co., Publishers, n.d. (ca 1889). 2 volume set in 4 books. Fo: Unpaginated. 1878. Fo. Complete 2 volume set in 4 books. Brown leather soft covers, gilt lettered spines, front covers, and leaves, a couple of damp-stained covers and lead pages of books II & IV (interior-a couple of lead photogravures – slight damp-stained borders), sporadic foxing throughout, spines varied sun exposure and sporadic wear at extremities, text interspersed with 'One Hundred Photogravures and Two Hundred Typogravures - From the Most Select and Celebrated Paintings of Modern Artists of All Nations.' Good. See less