BALLUE A. ( publisher) - A. GENEVAY (chief editor ) - LE MUSEE ARTISTIQUE ET LITTERAIRE [ ] :
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" Paris, A.Ballue éditeur. 1879 - 1881, volumes I-VI, issues N°1-157 (= all published). Bound in 3 large in-4° volumes , 30,5 x 21,5 cm, 436 pp + 420pp ; 420 pp + 420 pp ; 420 pp + 436 pp. With numerous black/white illustrations in woodcut fashion. Each part (half year) with a separate table. AVAILABLE; Complete set bound in three modern uniform halfcloth volumes, gilt titles on smooth spines. Some slight foxing at some pages but a fine/good set. Among the contributors A. Genevay ( rédacteur en chef) , L. Fresnel, Beslay, Paul Leroi, Louis Borde, Surmay, Lutz , L. Lacroix , E. Levasseur, '' un vieux parisien'' , ...Great attention is given at the art salons and art exhibitions, not only in Paris but also in Torino, Düsseldorf, Bruxelles...The illustrations which play an important role in this publication are still based on the pre-photographic techniques."