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Title

The splendour of France : a pictorial and authoritative account of our great and glorious ally and of her country, unsurpassed in beauty and magnificence / edited by Walter Hutchinson ; with an introduction by Edmund Gosse.

Publication

London : Hutchinson & Co., [1917]

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Additional Authors

• Hutchinson, Walter, 1887-1950.
• Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928.
• Bruhl, L. Burleigh, 1862-1942.
• Dovaston, Margaret, 1884-

Description

2 v. (616 p., [19] leaves of plates) : ill. (some col.); 28 cm.

Subjects

• Art > France
• France > Description and travel

Note

• Originally issued in 19 fortnightly pts. Pts. 1-9 form v. 1; pts. 10-19 form v. 2.
• The 19 col. ill. are reproductions of paintings by L. Burleigh Bruhl, M. Dovaston and others; printed by A.C. Fowler.
• Includes index.
• Parts issue: Each pt. issued in illustrated white paper covers. Publisher's and general advertisements on p. [2-4] of covers.

Call Number

Arents BIP (Splendour 1917) 06-204

LCCN

24006063

OCLC

2781146

Title

The splendour of France : a pictorial and authoritative account of our great and glorious ally and of her country, unsurpassed in beauty and magnificence / edited by Walter Hutchinson ; with an introduction by Edmund Gosse.

Imprint

London : Hutchinson & Co., [1917] (London : Williams, Lea & Co.)

Local Note

Arents copy: Parts issue. Without the title pages, lists of contents and ill. and index, which were distributed to purchasers of the publisher's binding. Cf. p. [2] of covers, pts. 18-19.

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Added Author

Hutchinson, Walter, 1887-1950.

Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928.

Bruhl, L. Burleigh, 1862-1942. Illustrator

Dovaston, Margaret, 1884- Illustrator

Research Call Number

Arents BIP (Splendour 1917) 06-204