In-4° , relié , 293 pages , nombreuses illustrations . first edition black cloth hardcover in dust jacket: approximately 9.25 x 13 inches tall: 294 pages including 222 pages of black and white illustrations, some full-page.Synopsis: In the introduction to this volume , written in the French language, the author explains why he chose the featured artists, examining their techniques , their previous inclusion in similar catalogues, the conceptions of the art of gravure and the production this catalogue. Notes on the process of the Cliche Verre technique (including la plaque de verre, le tirage, en contrepreuve, etats, les contretypes, reproductions , histoire , les tirages , le tirage bouasse- lebel, le tirage le garrec, le tirage robaut and autre cliche-verres ) are followed by a bibliography ; 222 pages of black and white reproductions ofthe artists- Boudin, 1824 -- 1898; Corot 1796 -- 1874; Daubigny 1817 -- 1878; Dupre 1811 -- 1889; Jongkind 1819 -- 1891; Millet 1814 -- 1875; and Rous