NORMAND Charles Nicolas,

"Second livre du Corpus des monuments grecs. Lycosoura: Plans, dessins, mesures et photographies réunis au cours de la nouvelle exploration archéologique et artistique de la Morée", Bureau de lAmi des monuments et des arts, 1897. First & only edition. Numbered copy with signature and dedication by the author to the French sculptor Guillaume Eugene Jean-Baptiste Claude. Folio, loose sheets in special case with engraved front cover, pp.[7], 61, [2]. Engraved title-page, 9 full-page engravings and several other plans & sketches in text. This rare edition has received the prize "Prix Bailly" from the "lAcadémie des Beaux-Arts". The architect, photographer & archaeologist Charles Normand was one of the major personalities of the Parisian heritage scene. His publications were based on a rich documentary content, based both on archival sources and on the results of excavations. He produced highly prized & illustrated publications in an effort to raise public awareness along the history and arts of the past. RARE.