Histoire des expositions et des beaux-arts par A Bitard retailer - France - 1884 - many black and white exquisite pictures - very yellowed pages

Histoire des expositions et des Beaux-arts par A Bitard
Rouen, Mégard et Cie, libraires-editeurs 1884
382 pages
29.5 x 21 x 3.5 cm or 11.6 x 8.3 x 1.4 inches
Weight : 1490 grams or 3.28 lbs
Hardback book with gold front stamp : an honorary prize for L B received the 14th August 1887 according to a faded inscription just inside the front cover
The pages are very yellowed and covered with yellow / beige spots from very small to very large
The book speaks of the origines of the exhibitions and more particularly of the Paris exhibition of 1878
It then goes on to speak of the Beaux Arts, gravure, sculpture, architecture and musique
There are many beautiful black and white full page pictures / copies of engravings as well as smaller images