Essai Sur La Vie Et Sur Les Tableaux Du Poussin Le C(En) Cambry Art,Biography,Non-Fiction

First edition, first printing of this biographical essay on French Baroque painter, Nicolas Poussin. Pritned in the 7th year of the French Revolutionary calendar (22 Spetember 1798 - 22 September 1799) and noted as AN VII on title page. Bound in nineteenth/early twentieth century double leather covers with black leather 3/4 spine plus corners and dark green main. With gilded lettering on the spine. Rubbing to edges, spine and corners; solidly bound. Darkened original wrappers bound in. Marbled endpapers. Interior is lightly toned with some spotting. All text is easily visible. Pages:62 Dimensions:8(5/8) x 5(5/8) x ½.