Grodecki, Louis — Chartres

Paris, Draeger et Verve, 1963. Hardcover. Cream-colored boards, beige cloth spine, gilt letters on spine & front cover, Black-paper-covered slipcase; color plate affixed to front and back of slip case; 208 pp.; 141 color and bw plates with color plates tipped in; 11 lbs. OVERSIZE. Text is in French. Part of the Musee des Grandes Architectures series. Features the sculpture and stained glass of Chartres Cathedral. Wonderful, full-page plates. Slipcase features color plates of the cathedral's famous Charlemagne stained glass window, which dates to about 1225 from the cathedral. With extensive text. VG- (Black paper faded on slipcase, but color images are NF. Case edges show slight wear. Boo is in perfect, and pages are crisp.) .