c. 1870 Les Merveilles de la Céramique, Albert Jacquemart

This is an original 1870 French second edition of Albert Jacquemart’s Les Merveilles de la Céramique, ou l’Art de Façonner et Décorer les Vases en Terre Cuite, Faïence, Grès et Porcelaine depuis les Temps Antiques jusqu’à nos Jours. Your copy is specifically Deuxième Partie: Occident — Antiquité, Moyen Âge et Renaissance, published in Paris by Librairie Hachette et Cie as part of its Bibliothèque des Merveilles series.

This volume focuses on the history of Western ceramics from classical antiquity through the Renaissance, examining Greek and Roman pottery before progressing through medieval and Renaissance European ceramic traditions. It is extensively illustrated with 221 wood-engraved vignettes by Jules Jacquemart, Albert Jacquemart’s son and an accomplished French printmaker. Contemporary bibliographic records confirm the 1870 volume as the second edition with 221 wood illustrations.

Origin: Paris, France, 1870
Material: Printed paper with 221 wood-engraved illustrations; period half-leather binding with marbled paper boards and gilt-lettered spine
Condition: Antique condition with wear consistent with age and use. Rubbing and losses are visible along the leather spine, joints, corners and board edges, with surface wear to the marbled boards. Interior pages show scattered age-related toning and foxing. Period-style owner’s bookplate for David B. Sims affixed to the front pastedown. Binding remains intact in the photographs provided. Please reference all photographs for condition.