2186 - Perez Villaamil, J. de (also Genaro Pérez de Villa-Amil).

Perez Villaamil, J. de (also Genaro Pérez de Villa-Amil). Artistic and Monumental Spain. Views and Descriptions of the Most Notable Sites and Monuments of Spain. 3 volumes (text volume, Parts I and II, and 2 volumes of plates). Paris, Alberto Hauser 1842–(1850). Imperial folio (57 x 41 cm). Title page, 99 pp., [1] leaf; title page, 91 pp., [1] leaf, and 93 (instead of 144) lithographed plates with color plates by Adam, Arnout, Bachelard, Benoist, and others, based on Pérez Villaamil. Contemporary green half-leather bindings with gold-stamped spine titles and gilt spines. Brunet II, 1057. Hiler p. 285 (under Escosura). Lipperheide Jc 27. Palau 222729 (with plate list). - The only edition of this magnificent series of views - The lithographs depict cities, churches, markets, castles, harbors, landscapes, and other sights of Spain, featuring architectural details and rich figurative decoration. - “The rich figurative decoration, particularly in the interior views of churches and monasteries, as well as some depictions of folk scenes, make the work valuable for understanding Spanish traditional costume...” (Lipperheide 1229). - Bindings are somewhat worn; the title page for the plates and 51 plates are missing; brown spots in places; the plates are mostly brown-spotted only along the edges and some are slightly loose; otherwise in good condition.