FOR SALE, a brand-new, plastic-sealed copy of a beautifully designed collection of drawings from the French Romantic artist Eugene Delacroix, produced as a collaboration by the Louvre and 5 Continents, the Italian publisher of fine art titles.

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix, of course, as a prolific illustrator and regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.

This volume is edited by Arlette Serullaz, who has written extensively on Delacroix, curated major exhibitions of his work, and was even for many years the Direcdtor of the Eugene Delacroix Museum, housed in his former apartment in the 6th arrondissment in Paris. 

Milan, Italy: 5 Continents, 2008. Part of the Louvre's Drawing Gallery series. Softcover, bound in a paper gatefolded jacket. Text and reproductions printed on semi-matte paper. Features plates on pages 1-55. 94 pp. 

Includes a general introduction by the editor; a brief chronology of the artist’s life and work; more than fifty full-page plates; the catalogue, in which each plate is individually annotated by the editor; and a brief bibliography.

A new copy of this desirable folio, still sealed.