Jean sire de Joinville; Natalis de Wailly; Joseph Pardo...

Louis XI and Charles the Bold in 2 volumes in-4 publisher’s binding full garnet leather with marbled case lined with leather. Spine with 4 double false joints with compartments adorned with titles and gold motifs. Boards with embossed gilded coats of arms featuring a cold-stamped fleur-de-lis decoration and gilded irons and fillets, gilded headbands, 237; 242 pages - Very fine copy. [One of the numbered copies no. 691 out of 1700 printed on vellum, edition “Arches-Sefer” with its certificate of authenticity. Edited under the artistic direction of Joseph Pardo. All the illustrations in this two-volume collection are creations of the artist for this edition. They were reproduced from manual selections according to engraving-litho, silkscreen and stencil watercolors processes. The technical realization of these art works was entrusted to the art workshops: Le Chant des Sphères and Arts et Couleurs. Saint-Louis and His Century – New edition in 1 volume in-4 publisher’s stiff cover with romantic-style decorations, gilded edges, 349 pages - External wear without severity, light and scattered foxing – Pleasant copy. Saint-Louis and His Century – New edition in 1 volume in-4 publisher’s binding with romantic-style decorations, gilded edges, 349 pages - External wear without serious damage, light and scattered foxing – Pleasant copy.

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