Chants et chansons populaires de la France. [Série 1-3.

Format:

Musical score

Contributor:

Dumersan, Théophile Marion, 1780-1849.

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Folk songs, French--France.

Folk songs, French.

France.

Songs, French--France.

Songs, French.

Genre:

Notated music.

Physical Description:

3 volumes : illustrations ; 80

Place of Publication:

[Paris]: H. L. Delloye, 1843.

Notes:

First impression. On wove paper. Engraved title-page also to each volume. Title to série 3 reads: Chants et chansons populaires de la France. Notices par M. Du Mersan. Original cover to série 3 dated 1844. Each volume originally published in 28 parts. Leaves in this copy washed and sized.

Binding, by Mercier, 1902, of green straight grain morocco, gilt. Sides within fillets surrounding a border with floreated ornamentation at the corners and sides joined by fillets of five lines; center panel adorned with a floreated lozenge in a frame composed of a single line fillet with a small ornament at the corners. Doublé with red watered silk within fillets and a border of small tools. Backs tooled and lettered. Original covers bound in. Inserted in slip cases.

Bookplate of W. A. Spencer.

OCLC:

185060009

Bound With:

Illustrations: 338 steel engravings by various artists on 169 leaves. For detailed information concerning the illustrations, see: Brivois, Jules. Guide de l'amateur. Bibliographie des ouvrages illustrés du XIXe. siècle. Paris, 1883. 80. p. 94.