Landmark Exhibition Catalogue
Société de la Reliure Originale. Catalogue de l'exposition. La reliure originale.
Paris: Aulard for the Bibliothèque national, 1947.
Price: $2,000.00
About the item
Illustrated with black and white plates. 1 vols. 4to (22.5 x 16.5 cm). Landmark Exhibition Catalogue. BOUND BY PIERRE-LUCIEN MARTIN FOR JACQUES MILLOT in light-gray box calf, large brown suede panel laid into covers, front cover inlaid with grey and white calf forming the cypher of the Société de la Reliure Originale, smooth spine with longitudinal lettering, signed and dated on back turn-in, and Millot's name tooled on front turn-in, original wrappers preserved. Matching chemise and slipcase.
Item #223140
Landmark catalogue of the Society's first exhibition, for which its president André Rodocanachi was mainly responsible, and at which a large number of contemporary bindings were exhibited.
