2057 - Sadoux, E.

Sadoux, E. Versailles et les Trianons. Versailles: L. Bernard, n.d. (1889). Quarto (27.5 x 30.5 cm). 12 signed etchings. Contemporary calfskin binding with gold-stamped spine label, gilded spine, gold-stamped coat-of-arms supralibros, cover fillets, gilded inner edges, and gilt edges. A very rare first edition of this series, which was likely published by the artist himself in a very limited run. In 1892, an expanded edition comprising 40 plates was published, featuring a text by Phillippe Gille and titled “Une promenade à Versailles et aux Trianons.” All etchings are signed by E. Sadoux (1841–1906) in the lower right margin. - The magnificent binding, featuring a crowned coat-of-arms supralibros, is slightly rubbed at the bottom edge; there is an owner’s inscription on the endpaper. A very beautiful, decoratively bound copy.