Dessaix, Joseph – Eyma, Xavier. – Nice and Savoy. Picturesqu - Lot 592

Dessaix, Joseph – Eyma, Xavier. – Nice and Savoy. Picturesque sites, monuments, descriptions, and history of the departments of Savoie, Haute-Savoie, and Alpes-Maritimes... annexed to France in 1860. Preceded by an introduction by A. de Jussieu. Paris, Henri Charpentier, 1864. 3 bound volumes in 2 folio volumes, half-shagreen bound with cloth covers decorated with a large gilt title plate; ribbed spines adorned with large gilt fleurons and the coats of arms of the County of Savoy (volumes 1–2) and the County of Nice (Volume 3) — A small tear at the tail of the cap on Vol. 1-2; minor leather wear and small wormholes (insignificant) on both volumes; rare foxing; very faint water stain on the right margin of Vol. I (barely visible) — [1 title folio with vignette], XX pp. (foreword, introduction), 64 pp.; [3 folios, front title folio, title page, half-title], 62 pp.; [2 leaves, title frontispiece, title page], VI pp. (introduction), [1 leaf, subtitle page], 42 pp. Illustrated with 2 frontispieces, 2 maps (Nice and Savoy—Alpes-Maritimes), and 88 beautiful color lithographs drawn by Félix Benoist and lithographed in color by Ciceri and Sabatier (26, 37, and 25, respectively).