Blissful Books and Bindings
P. Ruban
Nolhac, Pierre de, 1859-1936
Madame Vigée-Le Brun, Peintre de la Reine
Marie-Antoinette, 1755-1842 / Pierre de Nolhac. Paris : Goupil,
1908
Bound by Ruban in brown levant, lettered in gold, inlaid with a tan
border, a green ribbon design, and a white, red, blue and green artist's
palette, all intertwined with a gold tooled floral design. The levant
doublure is a lighter brown with a gold decorative border, the lining
is of striped and embroidered silk, and the end papers are marbled.
All edges are gilt; the slip case is of marbled paper. Original paper
wrappers are bound in.
Number LXXXVII [i.e. 87] of 100 numbered copies
printed on royal Japanese paper.
The frontispiece, which is in color, is in three
states, as are the plates; one state is mounted on light tan paper.
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Gusman, Pierre, 1862-
Pompei, la Ville--les Moeurs--les Arts;
préface de M. Max. Collignon ... ouvrage orné de 600 dessins dans le
texte et de 32 aquarelles de l'auteur. Paris, L. H. May [1900]
Bound by P. Ruban in green levant, with a gold fillet border and frame,
and a floral design inlaid in purple, red, pale blue, pink, and yellow.
The spine has a similar motif and is lettered in gold. Inside, the doublure
is green levant, decorated with gold fillet and ornamental dentelle
designs, surrounding a brocade center; with a matching brocade lining.
There are marbled end papers and gilt edges. The original green pictorial
paper wrappers are bound in. With a marbled paper slip case.
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