Champigneulle, Bernard — Rodin

London, Thames & Hudson, 1967. 1st. Hardcover. Beige French slipcase. Gray cloth with gilt lettering in dark gray compartments on spine. Dark gray lettering on cover. Illustrated gray dust jacket with white lettering. 286 pp. 132 illustrations in B&W and some color. French. First edition. Part of series "The world of art library." "Auguste Rodin--the greatest sculptor of the nineteenth century--was also probably the greatest since Michelangelo, whose genius was lifelong inspiration to him. Though the astonishingly lifelike quality of his sculpture was in total defiance of current academic conventions, rodin did not have to face the prolonged and bitter hostility meted out tot he Impressionist painters who were his contemporaries, and in later life he became a famous and widely respected figure."--Publisher's description. VG+/VG, minor tear at rear flap of dust jacket, some minor shelf wear to dust jacket, everything else remarkably clean and tight.