GAVARD (Charles). Historical galleries of Versailles. Paris, - Lot 14

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GAVARD (Charles). Historical galleries of Versailles. Paris, - Lot 14
GAVARD (Charles). Historical galleries of Versailles. Paris, Ch. Gavard, 1838-[1849]. 16 vol. in-folio, red half-chagrin, 7-ribbed spine, author, title, tomaison, subtitle, gilt fillet and framing, cold-stamped fillets, gilt head (rubbing, spalling, snags, three upper covers with wetness, paper on covers incomplete; light and scattered freckling, a few small tears in margins without att., T. 3 and 7 and Supp. T. 1 and 3: wetness on half the f. and traces of fungus on the first f., T. 7: flyleaf torn and both pdts folded and soiled, and discreet worm trav. reaching the drawing of only one p.). First deluxe edition with engravings on China paper. The complete Galeries historiques de Versailles was published by subscription in 460 issues (462 according to Vicaire), the first of which was announced on May 1, 1837. Série I. Plans, interior views of the Château de Versailles, ceilings, allegorical paintings, views of the royal castles and residences; II. Reigns from Clovis to Louis XIII, 481 to 1643; III. Reign of Louis XIV; IV. Reigns of Louis XV and Louis XV; V. Campaigns from 1792 to 1795 ; VI. Campaigns from 1796 to 1799. Expedition of Egypt. Consulate ; VII. Reign of Napoleon. Empire. Years 1804 to 1814; VIII. Reigns of Louis XVIII to Louis Philippe I; IX. Portraits. Grand admirals. Constables. Marshals of France. Famous warriors; X. Various portraits; XI. Statues. Bustes. Our copy comprises 11 series and their sections with their supplements, comprising over 1,700 plates engraved on steel, using the pantograph and diagraph, and finished in etching and burin by the finest artists of the period, representing architectural plans, gardens, fountains, statues, interiors, paintings, decorative elements, portraits, and every element making up the Château de Versailles. Collation: all volumes include their series title pages (illustrated for the first 9 volumes), and their series and section title pages (illustrated for the first 9 volumes): 1. Pdt, dedication, prospectus, 2 pl. Portraits de Louis-Philippe Ier, Série I-section I: 44 pl., I-II: 14 plates, I-III: 12 plates, II-I: 9 plates, II-II: 28 plates, II-III: 21 plates, II-IV: 13 plates; 2. III-I: 23 plates, III-I (=II): 28 plates, III-III: 41 plates, IV: 37 plates; 3. V: 40 plates, VI-I: 50 plates, VI-II: 10 plates, VI-III: 32 plates; 4. VII-I: 36 pl., VII-II: 31 pl., VII-III: 23 pl., VII-IV: 28 pl.; 5. VIII-I: 27 pl., VIII-II: 56 pl.; 6. IX-I: 13 pl., IX-II: 70 pl., IX-III: 40 pl.; 7. X-III (= I): 34 pl., X-II: 50 pl., X-III: 48 pl., X-IV: 33 pl.; 8. X-V: 96 pl., X-VI: 54 pl.; 9. X-VII: 56 pl., XI-I: 53 pl., XI-II: 19 pl.; 10. Text: IV-346-183 p., Imp. Fain Thunot + Supplements with their explanatory or autobiographical leaves: 1. I-I,II,III: 37 p., Salle des croisades: [1] f., 51 p., 13 pl.-[1] f., 63 p., 15 pl.; 2. II-I,II: 35 pl., II-III,IV: 32 pl., III-I,II,III: 27 pl.; 3. IV: 9 pl, V: 12 pl., VI: 13 pl., VII-I,II,III,IV: 20 pl., VIII-I,II: 31 pl. including 2 folding mitered plates; 4. IX-I: 15 pl., IX-II: 40 pl., X-II (=I): 30 pl.; 5. X-II,III,IV: 55 pl., X-V: 33 pl., X-VI,VII: 28 pl.; 6. X-VII: 44 pl., XI-I,II: 45 pl., 26 p. filing table. Some plates dry-stamped: "Galeries historiques de Versailles, Gavard Ed[iteu]r, A toutes les gloires de la France". 15 volumes of plates and 1 volume of text. Brunet II, 1508/1509.
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