Distance scale at bottom left gives distances in Moscovie
16 3/4" H x 24" W
(Fish / stingrays / sea life)
the small size lends a feeling of intimacy
(Botanicals- plants- botany- grasses & sedges)
Life of Madame Elizabeth Sister Louis XVI French 2 vols 1870 red leather books Canada & Greenland Distance scale at bottom left(Old Books, Biographies, Decorative Leather Sets, 19th century Books, French Books). La vie de Madame Elisabeth, soeur de Louis XVI by M. A, de Beauchesne. Published 1870, Paris, Henri Plon. 2 Volumes, each c. 550 pages. Text in French. Frontis portraits in each vol. Period 1 4 red leather bindings, raised bands, gilt lettering, compartments gilt stamped with devices, marbled covers and end papers. Very clean, tight, sound set, text blocks square. Set