Catalogue des Tableaux Modernes Aquarelles, Pastels, Dessins...Provenant de la Collection Moreau-Nelaton

Paris: Galerie Georges Petit, 1900. Hardbound. VG, Small faint white letters on lower spine, otherwise a stunningly bound book with clean, crisp illustrations. Bookplate of George J. Gould, Georgian Court inside front cover, as well as that of Newhouse Galleries. 3/4 Brown moroccan leather with vellum boards, elaborate gilt design, five raised bands on spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers with one etched bookplate inside front cover and another gallery bookplate on front marbled free endpaper. Includes 6 phototype illustrations. Binding is signed Stikeman & Co., book was formerly in the library of George J. Gould. Catalogue lists 533 lots. Very-well illustrated with what appear to be photogravures. In addition to paintings (by Decamps, Ziem, Couture, Bastien-Lepage, Marilhat and many others), there are in this auctions pieces of furniture, sculpture and decorative items. A lavishly bound volume that will look lovely on any shelf. From the sales of May 11-15, 1900. (Inventory #: 22184)