(Travel & Exploration) 24 Vols. Nodier, Charles and Others. Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France. Paris: Firmin-Didot freres, 1820-1878. Folio, modern library buckram, top edge gilt; moderately dusty and scuffed, volume 21 front board detaching. With 2,976 plates (of approximately 3,000), primarily done in lithography, with some completed in etching and photolithography. Light to moderate toning, increasing in presence toward later volumes, light to moderate foxing mainly to title pages, letterpress, margins, and scattered image-areas, increases in presence toward later volumes. Ex-library: perforated and ink stamps on title pages, with scattered perforation to letterpress, labels on pastedowns. Plates free of stamps.
One of the most striking achievements in the history of Printmaking, this set represents one of the most monumental works of publication in France in the 19th century.
Brunet V, 684; Twyman 226-256.