Chartres by Louis Grodecki - 1963: Musée des Grandes Architectures

Paris: Draeger et Verve Editeurs, 1963. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, April 29 (sale item)* elephant folio, 215 pp., rebound in cloth, ex library, else internally clean and tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

NY: Harcourt Brace and World. Fine in a VG slipcase, tears to original onionskin wrapper.. 1963. 1st US?. hardcover. folio . 208pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. 4" split to bottom of slipcase. Shipping weight about 10 pounds! .

Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1963. hardcover. Very Good. . Slipcase shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

New York, New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1963. Hardcover. VG- / Fair (Ex-lib., usual markings; Some smudging to cover, but contents NF. Slipcase worn at extremities, inc. a missing five-inch piece at bottom, and black paper has faded a bit.). Black-paper-covered slipcase with color plates affixed to front and back. Off-white paper over boards; cream cloth spine; gold lettering. 208 pp.; 141 color and bw plates with color plates tipped in. Heavy and oversize. 14" x 18" Text in English. Part of the Musee des Grandes Architectures series. Features the sculpture and stained glass of Chartres Cathedral. Wonderful, full-page plates. Slipcase features color plates of the cathedral's famous Charlemagne stained glass window. Extensive text.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Elephant Folio 23" tall. An absolutely gorgeous copy of this elephant-folio format copy in hardcover, bound handsomely and then housed in a black paper-covered slipcase, fully and appropriately illustrated. The volume is bound in a cream linen cloth and with sharp and distinct gold lettering to spine. Nearly 150 full-color or black-and-white plates, the color plates being neatly tipped in. This is the English language version of the series Musee des Grandes Architectures. The interior is brilliantly white, clean and unmarked. Apparently unread, spine still crackles. Gift-quality condition, inside and out.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Paris, : Draeger et Verve, 1963,. 455x355mm,. 206 pages, Reliure d’éditeur sous emboîtage. Bien complet avec le cahier d’accompagnement.

Paris: Draeger et Verve, 1963. Hardcover. VG- (Black paper faded on slipcase, but color images are NF. Case edges show slight wear. Boo is in perfect, and pages are crisp.). Cream-colored boards, beige cloth spine, gilt letters on spine & front cover, Black-paper-covered slipcase; color plate affixed to front and back of slip case; 208 pp.; 141 color and bw plates with color plates tipped in; 11 lbs. OVERSIZE. Text is in French. Part of the Musee des Grandes Architectures series. Features the sculpture and stained glass of Chartres Cathedral. Wonderful, full-page plates. Slipcase features color plates of the cathedral's famous Charlemagne stained glass window, which dates to about 1225 from the cathedral. With extensive text.

Draeger et Verve Editeurs, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Used - good - slip cover shows extensive use wear with scuffs to color and cracks at the upper and lower back corners - the book cover shows slight foxing and some faint smudges - book has a name inked on the ffep - a sound useful copy.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine. 45.5 x 35 cm. Folio. 208pp. Full page photographs, some color from the work by Draeger photographic studios. Bound in grey cloth, housed in illustrated slip and cloth covered clamshell box. Some spotting and discoloration to the spine. Mark to clamshell. A massive work. This book succeeds Versailles, Fontainebleau and the Chateaux de la Loire in the series "Musée des Grandes Architectures". English language text. HEAVY BOOK. WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGE ON PRIORITY MAIL.

Parigi: Draeger et Verve Editeurs, , 1963. Rilegato mezza tela, custodia (half-cloth binding, slip-case). Molto buono (Very Good). Collana Musée des Grands Architectures. Testo di Louis Grodecki. Illustrazioni in bianco e nero a piena pagina e tavole applicate a colori, di cui la maggior parte a piena pagina. Folio (cm 46 x 35,)5. pp. 218. Molto buono (Very Good). Copertina leggermente brunita al margine sinistro, custodia leggermente sciupata agli angoli (Cover lightly sunned at the left edge, slip-case lighlty worn). .