LA VIGNE DANS L'ANTIQUITÉ, par Raymond Billiard. Précédé d'une Introduction par P. Viala. (GRAPE VINES in ANTIQUITY, by Raymond Billiard. Preceded by an Introduction by P. Viala.) ORIGINAL EDITION of this oft reprinted work.

 

Published by Librairie H. Lardanchet, LYON, (FRANCE), 1913. FIRST EDITION. Limited edition of only 1010 total copies.

 

Integrated printed wrappers folded over plain card covers, 8x12 inches (20x30 cm), VIII, 560 pages plus 16 unnumbered plates.

 

ILLUSTRATED with 181 in-text b&w illustrations plus 16 plates.

 

GOOD condition, the front cover has a half dollar size area of pokes and scrapes (as if jabbed by a closed pen), the spine has creases from use, and the wrappers have some wear at the spine ends, a few small spots and light signs of handling; internally, there is a crease to the bottom corner of the inner pages, a couple of the early signatures are starting to loosen but still holding well, there is an edge crease, small edge tear, and a spot here and there; overall the inner pages are very nice, complete, tight, bright, clean and unmarked, in fact most of the inner pages are still uncut at their top edge.