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Excursion sur les côtes et dans les ports de Normandie.

Excursion sur les côtes et dans les ports de Normandie.

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Excursion sur les côtes et dans les ports de Normandie.

by LEFEBVRE. DURUFLE Jacques Noël. BONIGTON. FIELDING

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Paris, J. F. Ostervald, Imprimerie de Jules Didot l'Aîné, 1823 (1823-1825).

Folio [697 x 410 mm], 2 ll. (title and table), (54) ll. of text, 40 plates on large Indian paper, each one mounted with printed title. Aubergine quarter-shagreen, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt fleurons. Contemporary binding.

First issue of the most sumptuous work published about the coasts and ports of Normandy in the reign of Charles X.

It was published in several parts. The first three were published under the title "Voyage pittoresque dans les ports et sur les côtes de France."

It was an atypical editorial adventure because two of the artists approached for the drawing of these exceptional plates were English: Bonington andCopley Fielding, as well as many engravers such as Thales and Théodore Fielding, who worked in Paris, "at this remarkable time for English watercolour art".

Abbey, Travel, 92.

The magnificent iconography comprises 40 superb aquatints finely watercolored at the time, which represent various views of the Norman coasts. They were mounted at the time on thick paper and captioned.

The various views are dedicated to: Rouen (6 views); Caudebec (1 view); Quilleboeuf (2 views); Harfleur (2 views); Honfleur (4 views); Le Havre (10 views); Etretat (3 views); Fécamp (3 views); Saint-Valéry-en-Caux (1 view); Pourville (1 view); Dieppe (5 views); Tréport (2 views).

This exquisitely watercolored set aesthetically and realistically presents scenes of everyday life of Norman marines and fishermen, in sites that, for some of them, are now destroyed.

Prideaux mentions (p. 276) that this book is the most important work by Théodore Fielding.

The work was offered for sale under 4 different forms: ordinary issue, issue with proofs before the letters, issue with proofs before the letters on Indian paper, watercolored issue on very large paper.

Our copy belongs to the deluxe issue, watercolored at the time on very large Indian paper.

It is one of the very few copies on very large paper and entirely untrimmed.

Measuring 598 mm, it is by far larger than the Abbey copy.

A very pure copy, untrimmed, admirably watercolored "in which the quality of the coloring and engraving is exceptionally high", preserved in its contemporary binding.



Français

In-folio, 2 ff. (titre et table), (54) ff. de texte, 40 planches sur grand papier indien, chacune montée avec titre imprimé.

Demi-chagrin aubergine à coins, dos à nerfs orné de fleurons dorés. Reliure de l'époque.

598 x 410 mm.

Premier tirage du plus somptueux des ouvrages publiés sur les côtes et ports de Normandie sous le règne de Charles X.

Il fut publié en plusieurs parties. Les trois premières parurent sous le titre " Voyage pittoresque dans les ports et sur les côtes de France. "

C'était une aventure éditoriale atypique car deux des artistes pressentis pour le dessin de ces planches exceptionnelles étaient anglais : Bonington etCopley Fielding, ainsi que plusieurs des graveurs tels Thales et Théodore Fielding, qui travaillaient à Paris, "at this remarkable time for English watercolour art".

Abbey, Travel, 92.

L'iconographie de toute beauté comprend 40 superbes planches à l'aquatinte finement aquarellées à l'époque, qui représentent diverses vues des côtes normandes. Elles sont montées à l'époque sur papier fort et légendées.

Les diverses vues sont consacrées à : Rouen (6 vues) ; Caudebec (1 vue) ; Quilleboeuf (2 vues) ; Harfleur (2 vues) ; Honfleur (4 vues) ; Le Havre (10 vues) ; Etretat (3 vues) ; Fécamp (3 vues) ; Saint-Valéry-en-Caux (1 vue) ; Pourville (1 vue) ; Dieppe (5 vues) ; Tréport (2 vues).

L'ensemble aquarellé de façon exquise présente de manière à la fois esthétique et réaliste des scènes de la vie quotidienne de marins et de pêcheurs normands, dans des sites maintenant détruits pour certains.

Prideaux souligne (p. 276) que ce livre est le plus important ouvrage de Théodore Fielding.

L'ouvrage était proposé à la vente en 4 formes différentes : impression ordinaire, impression avant la lettre, impression avant la lettre sur papier indien, impression aquarellée sur très grand papier.

Notre exemplaire appartient au tirage de luxe, aquarellé à l'époque sur très grand papier indien.

C'est l'un des rarissimes exemplaires sur très grand papier et entièrement non rogné. Mesurant 598 mm, il dépasse de beaucoup l'exemplaire Abbey.

Exemplaire très pur, à toutes marges, admirablement aquarellé "in which the quality of the colouring and engraving is exceptionnaly high", conserve dans sa reliure de l'époque.

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Title
Excursion sur les côtes et dans les ports de Normandie.
Author
LEFEBVRE. DURUFLE Jacques Noël. BONIGTON. FIELDING
Book Condition
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Hardcover
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