Laborde, Alexander Louis Joseph, comte de.

2 volumes, comprising: four parts of text in one and atlas volume of plates, large folio (578 x 430mm.), text: half-titles, engraved vignettes on titles, atlas: engraved additional title by Du Parc after Charles Percier and 272 plates, many showing two or more subjects, 2 double-page maps, contemporary red morocco-backed red cloth boards, flat spines gilt, [Brunet III 713; Palau 128975; Vicaire IV 742-743], lacking the portrait of the author, first plate with slight crease, some spotting, c.60 plates with marginal waterstain, some rubbing to edges of binding

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
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laborde's magnificent work on spain. As a member of Lucien Bonaparte's embassy to Spain in 1800-1801, Laborde (1774-1842) was able to follow up his passionate interest in Spanish art and history. With the meticulous work of Choiseul-Gouffier on Greece as his model, Laborde spent several years amassing information relative to Spanish art, architecture, archaeology and traditions and, aided by a team of highly talented artists, assembled a huge portfolio of drawings.