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Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Oversized.

Georges Hoentschel (1855-1915) was a leading French interior designer in historic styles, head of a decorating firm, and ceramicist during the Belle Epoque. He found inspiration for his designs in medieval and 18th-century French art, which he avidly collected, amassing more than 4,000 pieces of furniture, woodwork, metalwork, sculpture, paintings, and textiles. After visiting Hoentschel in Paris, the American financier J. Pierpont Morgan acquired the collection and bequeathed it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1906 and 1916-17. These works greatly enriched the museums medieval art department and became the nucleus of its decorative arts department, profoundly influencing American tastes in the early 20th century. Through texts, early documentary photographs, and images of newly conserved works, Salvaging the Past goes behind the scenes to explore the history and influence of this remarkable collection.

First edition. Hardcover. 12 1/4'' X 9 1/2''. 285pp. with index.

4to, i-xxi, 285 pp, 202 works illustrated in the Catalogue section, figures in colour and black and white. A fine copy in a similar dust wrapper. Published to accompany an exhibition at The Bard Center April - August 2013.

Superb copy with the slightest corner bump - bright, well bound, clean, dustjacket in mylar. Requires extra shipping overseas.

Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 4.41