M. Boutet de Monvel — Jeanne D&Apos;Arc

Paris, Plon Nourrit & Cie, 1896. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated retelling of the story of Joan of Arc by Louis-Maurice Boutet de Movel, with the scarce original dust wrapper. French language. In the scarce original dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout with an image to every page. A retelling of the story of French saint Joan of Arc who was honoured as a defender of the nation following her role in the siege of Orléans where she claimed to act under divine guidance as a military leader. Written and illustrated by Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel, a French painter and illustrator best known for his children's books watercolours and remembered as a major figure in the Golden Age of nineteenth century book illustration. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally. very smart with light bumping to the extremities. The odd mark to the rear board. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. Sunning to the spine and edges. Small tide marks to the front board and the odd spot. Tears to the front board and spine have been sympathetically repaired with paper tape to the interior side. Contemporary ink inscription to top front corner. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: M. Boutet de Monvel. Very Good/Good Only.