A first edition of Jules Bourgoin’s ‘Les Art Arabes. Menuiserie – Bronzes – Plafonds – Revètements – Marbres – Pavements – Vitreaux, etc. 92 plates (Vol. I Only)’ has been listed by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller for $2,000. The volume, published in Paris by A. Morel et Cie in 1873, is identified as item No. 56025 in the bookseller’s new-arrivals notice dated August 25, 2026.
The book is described as an elephant folio containing [8] preliminary pages, eight pages of Roman-numbered material, 28 pages, four pages, three pages and 92 plates bound in on tabs. The listing identifies it as Volume I only. Its subject range is set out in the title, covering woodwork, bronzes, ceilings, wall coverings, marble, pavements and stained glass.
The copy is bound in half leather. According to the listing, the front cover is missing, as are the top and bottom compartments of the spine. The remaining spine has gilt lettering, tooling and ruling. These condition details accompany the bibliographic description and price in the bookseller’s catalogue entry.
Bourgoin’s volume appears in the architecture section of a broader new-arrivals announcement from the Santa Monica-based bookseller. The same notice lists books on American country houses, historical ornament, Windsor Castle interiors and exteriors, Neapolitan jewellery, an ancient marble plan of Rome, and illustrated literature. Those titles are separate catalogue offerings from Bourgoin’s book.
The listing records the 1873 Paris imprint, the first-edition status, the 92-plate format and the limitations of the offered copy as Volume I only. The book is available through Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller under item No. 56025 at the stated price of $2,000.
