The Great Modern Painters: English, French, German, Etc., Medallists of Successive Universal Expositions, Volume 1 & Volume 2

Paris: Goupil, 1886. Bibliophilists edition, 46/100. Leather bound. Good+ (shelfwear to boards, front covers not attached, leather spines barely attached, silk front and rear end pages wrinkled, small tear to bottom of beginning pages prior to the title page in volume 1, all plates are present and pages are very clean and clear). Two oversized volumes bound in black blind stamp illustrated leather boards with "Theodore Wernwag" gilt stamped on front covers; 5 raised bands on spines with gilt lettering; blue silk inside front cover and front and rear end papers; title page has a bw illustration with red and black lettering; Volume 1: IV, 192 pp; Volume 2: starts with page 193-384; bw illustrations and color steel plates throughout both volumes. "Of this edition there are only printed 100 numbered copies. On paper from the Imperial Manufactories of Japan. Each Plate followed by a duplicate impression of the same, without text or letters. No. 46"--Title page verso. Contents include: v. 1. W. Bouguereau / René Ménard. J. Israels / Ph. Zilcken. Jules Breton / E. Montrosier. J.-Paul Laurens / Ferinand Fabre. Van Marcke / René Ménard. F.-A. Bridgman / Edward Strahan. Jules Lefebvre / Jules Claretie. J. de Nittis / Emile Blémont. H.-W. Mesdag / Ph. Zilcken. J.-L. Gérome / Jules Claretie. M. Munkacsy / Saint-Juirs. Charles Jacque / Jules Claretie. v. 2. Paul Baudry -- J.-J. Henner -- H. Herkomer -- Louis Knaus -- Léon Bonnat -- Alma-Tadéma -- E. Meissonier -- Gustave Boulanger -- Puvis de Chavannes -- Rosa Bonheur -- Raimond de Madrazo -- J.-Everett Millais.