LA RÉGENCE 1715-1723 by Funck-Brentano, Frantz - 1909

Paris: Goupil & Cie. Near Fine. 1909. Limited/Numbered First Edition. Hardcover. Fine binding in dark red morocco. The spine has six heavily gilt decorated compartments with five raised bands. Both covers profusely decorated with gilt. Red silk endpapers with ornate gilt frames inside front & rear covers. All edges gilt. Tri-color silk bookmark. Text tight, clean & intact. Protected by a custom dust jacket & slipcase. VG+ felt lined dust jacket: dark red morocco spine & front edges over marbled boards. Dust jacket spine has 5 bands & gilt lettering. Book and dust jacket are encased in a VG slip case with interior & exterior marbled boards & dark red morocco edge strip. [4, 220pp, 1]. Limited edition: #29 of 100 printed on heavy Japan paper. Illustrated with 6 color and 55 sepia toned plates derived from paintings & drawings. Tissue guards with a printed description protect each plate. Slipcase has a few rubs on edges & a small number label on top. Régence style is a transitional style in architecture and design born in France during the regency of Philippe II, between 1715 and 1723. French text. Architecture, France. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages .