160 - WORDSWORTH (C.). Picturesque and Historical Greece, translated by M. E. Regnault. Illustrations on steel and wood by leading artists from Paris and London. Paris: Curmer, 1841. Large 8vo, jade-green morocco, spine with 5 raised bands and gold thread, covers bordered by 2 gold threads, wide frame consisting of 2 threads and

WORDSWORTH (C.). Picturesque and Historical Greece, translated by M. E. Regnault. Illustrations on steel and wood by leading artists from Paris and London. Paris: Curmer, 1841. Large 8vo, jade-green morocco, spine with 5 raised bands and gold thread, covers bordered by 2 gold threads, wide frame consisting of 2 threads and a Greek fret with corner motifs also gilded, , gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Capé, Masson-Debonnelle). FIRST EDITION of this very fine book published by Curmer. 2 ff., 372 pp. with a frontispiece, 2 maps, and 25 engraved steel plates with captions. They are signed by R. Brancard, T. Creswich, Irton, D. Cox, W. Purser, Copley, Fielding, Sargent. The woodcut vignettes are by A. Féart, Sargent, Ch. Jacque, Français, Paul Huet, Daubigny, Meissonier ONE OF THE VERY RARE COPIES PRINTED ON CHINESE PAPER. The plates are, as always, printed on vellum. A copy in pristine condition, in an elegant contemporary binding by Capé, Masson-Debonnelle. From the libraries of Laurent Meeus (M. Wittock, 483) and Dr. Roudinesco (bookplate).