Blissful Books and Bindings
Charles Meunier
Musset, Alfred de, 1810-1857
La Confession d'un Enfant du Siècle
/ Alfred de Musset ; avec dix compositions de P. Jazet, gravées à l'eau
forte par E. Abot. Paris : Ancienne Maison Quantin, Librairies-Imprimeries
Réunies, 1891
Bound, and signed, by Charles Meunier in blue levant with a conventional
daisy-design border, inlaid with olive and citron, on the front and
back covers and on the spine. The doublure of mauve morocco has a fleur-de-lis
inlay; the lining is of blue watered silk; and the end papers are marbled.
All edges are gilt. The book's original cream colored pictorial wrappers
are bound in.
An unnumbered copy of the 20 that were printed
on Japan paper.
Each plate is in four states with the exception
of that facing page 98, which is in five. One plate bears a pencil note
by Octave Uzanne stating that 300 francs was paid E. Abot for the "termination"
of that plate.
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Uzanne, Octave, 1852-1931.
L'Éventail / par Octave Uzanne ; illustrations de
Paul Avril. Paris : A. Quantin, 1882.
Bound by Charles Meunier in blue levant, with citron, green,
purple and rose levant inlaid in an elaborate floral and fan design
on the front cover; simpler, but complimentary, designs are inlaid on
the back cover and spine. Lettered in gold. Another floral and fan design
borders the inside of the covers around a brocade doublure. With a matching
brocade lining, gilt edges, and a slip case.
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