Honorary distinctions of France

Description

RENAULT Jules. La Légion d'honneur Les éditions d'art, Paris, 1934. 26 x 43 cm. A work of 354 pages bound in full calfskin with raised spine, featuring a missing central metal composition on the first board and gilded top edge. Contents include: 1: Creation and history of the Légion d'honneur - Cohorts. 2: Current organization. 3: Duties, rights, honors, privileges. 4: The Sovereign Order of Malta and historical French orders of chivalry. Includes 73 plates, some in color, plus many reproductions of diplomas and decorations, portraits, and tableaux. A copy printed on vellum paper specifically for Louis Sentenac, industrialist, includes a reproduction of his Légion d'honneur diploma and a large-format photo of the recipient.