OLD TOURAINE the Life and History of the Famous Chateaux of France by COOK, THEODORE ANDREA - 1901

(London: Rivingtons, 1898). 2 crown 8vo volumes; original dark blue cloth with gilt heraldic device to upper cover and spine lettered in gilt in each case; Hillsborough Hall bookplate of J. Willis Dixon on front pastedown of each volume; pp. xxiv + (ii) + 287, xv + (i) + 279; folding genealogical table, folding map, text illustrations and plates in first volume; folding map, text illustrations and plates in second volume. Cloth a little frayed and bumped; pale, semicircular mark to upper cover of Vol. I; trace of soiling, fingering and foxing in each case. Good condition, with the bookplates of a member of the famous Sheffield silver family. A detailed tour of the castles of the Valley of the Loire, highlighting important events in their history. .

NY. Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; Charles Scribner's Sons; 1892. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to front board. Good, tears to cloth on spine, edges bumped. Volume II only, black and white illustrations thru out. With a fold-out map at the rear of volume. 279 pages with index, appendix, and note. ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

New York: Brentano's, 1897. New York: Brentano's, 1897. Third edition with additional portrait of Marie Stuart. 314, 326 pp. in two volumes, including indices. Frontispiece portraits with protective tissue with additional black and white engraved plates with protective tissue in both volumes. Bindings rubbed, spines faded. Hinges strong. Some soiling to end papers. Good.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo.

James Pott & Co. New York, 1900. 2 volumes approx. 8" X 5 1/2" in blue cloth with gilt cover design and lettering. Very handsome books, but the gilding, esp on spines is dulled. Very lightly soiled covers. Front hinge cracking Vol. 2. About G to G+. Illustrated. 326/314pp + fold-out map in Vol. 2. A/S/J. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: James Pott and Co., 1906. Leather. Good Only. 8" by 5.5". Unamed. A history of the chateaux of Old Touraine from Theodore Andrea Cook. Illustrated throughout with several plates. Bookplate of Miriam Williams Roberts to front pastedowns. Theodore Cook's legacy from his artist mother was an early introduction to the world of paintings, sculpture and architecture. This inspired him to travel particularly in Europe and to publish authoritarian works on Old Provence, Twenty-five Great Houses of France, Leonardo da Vinci and sculpture among many others, some of which were illustrated by his mother. Complete in two volumes. In half-morocco bindings with marbled boards. Externally, sound, though one board is missing, one is detached, and another is held by the cords only. The backstrip to the first volume is detached, and has some loss. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, and generally clean, with just a few marks. Good Only

Hardcover. Very Good. New York: James Pott & Co. 1900. Hardcover VG+/no djackets. Two vols., complete. Clean red cloth decorated with gilt. Both texts tight, clean & intact. Top edges gilt. Pictorial frontispieces with VG tissue guards. Illustrated with photogravures by Elson and Co., Boston. Vol. I: Frontispiece, (vi), 326 pages, folding chart, 14 additional plates, all with VG tissue guards intact; Vol. II: 314pps, Frontispiece, (iv), pages, folding map, 15 additional plates, all with VG tissue guards intact. 8vo; 644 pages.

London: Rivingtons, 1898. Publishers Cloth. near Fine/None. Two Volumes, Near Fine, Third Edition, Volume 1: 287 pages including index and folding map. Volume 2: 279 pages with folding map, complete, 2 page illustrated frontispiece Volume 1, publisher's blue cloth with bright gilt title to spine, gilt fleur coat of arms on front board, little wear to heel of spine and corners, tight and square with No previous owner bookplate or writing, very clean blue/green clay endpapers. A very nice 2 volume ser.

COOK, Theodore Andrea. OLD TOURAINE, THE LIFE AND HISTORY OF THE FAMOUS CHATEAUX OF FRANCE. Two volumes. New York: James Pott & Co., 1900. 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket, gilt top edge. Frontispiece, (vi), 326 pages, folding chart, 14 plates; Frontispiece, (iv), pages, folding map, 15 plates. First published in 1887 a romantic look at the castles and great country hous of the French countryside of Touraine. Very good in slightly used, and highl unusual, cloth dust jackets.

NY: Charles ScribnerÕs Sons, 1893. Second edition, revised. Hardcover. Very good+. NY: Charles ScribnerÕs Sons, 1893. 2 vols. Second edition, revised. Extra-illustrated. This set is greatly expanded by the insertion of 275 plates, mostly copper and steel engravings , some folding and a few colored. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Bound by Stikeman & Co. in full crushed, dark blue morocco. Covers bordered in gilt with fleur-de-lis corner pieces. Spine decoratively paneled in gilt; gilt lettered in two compartments, decoratively tooled with large central fleur-de-lis and small fleur-de-lis corner pieces. Board edges double ruled in gilt. Elaborate gilt turn-ins. Top edges gilt. Both volumes expertly rebacked, two corners chipped, small leather armorial bookplate. A beautiful set. Very good+/. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).