Maxime Collignon — Histoire de la Sculpture Grecque

Paris, Firmin-Didot Et Cie, 1892-1897 . First edition. Vellum. The richly illustrated two volume first edition of this study of the sculptures of ancient Greece, in full vellum bindings. In the original French.The first edition of Maxime Collignon's lavishly illustrated work on Greek sculpture.Volume I discusses 'Origins', 'The Primitives', 'Advanced Archaism', and the great masters of the fifth century, while volume II examines the influence of the great masters of the fifth century, fourth century, art in the Hellenistic period, and Greek art after the Roman conquest.Illustrated with twelve plates to each volume, including a number of chromolithographs. With further vignette illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.With blind library stamps to title page tails, and withdrawal stamps to front free endpapers. In full vellum bindings, with gilt detailing to spines. Externally, lovely. Faint adhesive residue to spine tails, with minor split in vellum to tail of front joint of volume II. Stamps to front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Blind stamps to title page tails. Pages generally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .