ROUSSEL (Pierre Désiré). HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF ANET CAS - Lot 217

ROUSSEL (Pierre Désiré). HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF ANET CASTLE. From the tenth century to the present day. Preceded by a notice on the town of Anet, ended by a chronological summary of all the lords who have lived in the castle and its owners... Paris, Jouaust, 1875. In folio, marbled fawn basane, boards decorated with fleurs-de-lis and the gilt monogram, ribbed spine decorated with the same, red edges, cover (L. Guétant). First edition of this historical account of the Château d'Anet built by Henri II for Diane de Poitiers. Illustrated with an engraved title inspired by "Poliphile's Dream" and 53 H.T. PLATES (including 12 in chromolithography, 2 on double page and 4 photos). Edition of 500 copies. Beautiful ornate binding by Louis Guétant. ED