Pitre-Chevalier / A

A fascinating two-volume set illustrated with numerous illustrations and plates (one plate of coins and heraldic plates) hors texte, including two frontispieces (portrait of Chateaubriand and a chromolithographed blazon) - Pitre-Chevalier, a Breton writer and journalist, develops a vision in which the study of ancient Brittany constantly serves to illuminate the Brittany of his own era, by associating historical narratives with descriptions of towns, countryside, coasts, religious and military monuments as well as popular customs - The work first concerns the historical formation of Brittany, from the ancient populations settled on the Armorican peninsula to the transformations brought about by invasions, migrations and the gradual organization of Breton power - Pitre-Chevalier / A. Leleux, O. Penguilly, T. Johannotr - Brittany, Ancient and Modern - SD (Circa 1845) - Vols I and II - W. Coquebert - 656 pages. Bindings in good condition, volumes in their original half-leather binding, marbled boards, wear from handling, some minor defects on the covers, headcaps, corners and spines worn, speckled edges, smooth spine adorned with gold fillets, gilt titles and tomaisons - Good interior condition, sporadic stains, pages with red and black headings, works enriched with numerous illustrations and plates (one plate of coins and heraldic plates) hors texte, including two frontispieces (portrait of Chateaubriand & blazon in chromolithography), marbled flysheets in good condition, a pleasing overall impression - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -

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