Baron Dominique: Hedonist and Scholar in a Period of Transition by Nowinski, Judith - 1975

Rutherford: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1970. Hardcover. G- (Ex-art library, with plastic spine label, i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages, incl. rear pocket; some water marks on dj front and first few pages at bottom; some soil or bleed-through marks on dj from old cover; of average age otherwise and overall.). Dark gray cloth, cream and illus. dust jacket, 280 pp. Considers well the life and work of French artist, writer, and diplomat Dominique Vivant Denon. "To make the acquaintance of Baron Dominique Vivant Denon is to recpature the artistocracy and the world of arts and letters at the turn of the nineteenth century in several European capitals. Professional courtier, amateur diplomat, Imperial Director of the Louvre and other Parisian museums, antiquary, artist, and writer, Vivant Denon was admired by Balzac, Sainte-Beuve, the Goncourt brothers, and Anatole France. Although his literary output is essentially confined to a single short novel and two descriptive journeys,… Read More

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. A beautiful clean crisp hardcover copy in near fine condition. DJ in very good condition with faint rubbing to rear, now in protective mylar cover. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1975.

Rutherford:: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 0838674704 . First edition. Very good in a very good (some light pink discoloration on rear panel) dust jacket. .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.