CHEFS D'OEUVRE OF THE EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE -Volume 9 DECORATIVE ART 265/1000. India-Proof Edition. Published in 1900 for the 1900 Paris Worlds Fair.

Good condition hardcover book.

This is number 265 of a limited edition set of 1000. This volume contains art of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, and Switzerland.

External: Grey cloth binding is square, with some looseness. Hinges are good, but some of the gutters are loose or cracked. Gilt illustration on the front cover, and gilt text on the spine. Top page edges worn gilt. Spine edges and ends show some wear. Some spine and top of panel light fading. Some moisture staining on the front cover.

Internal: Pages are clean. No handwriting, tears, or creases. Gutter separated at pages 12-13 and 84-85. 24 tissue protected heavy stock illustrated plates...two of which are in color, and many of these being photogravures. 25 other illustrations. Tissue protection of the frontis is loose of the binding.

Shipped with USPS Media Mail.