1930 · London
by (18th CENTURY FRENCH BOOKS). MAGGS BROS, Booksellers
London: Maggs Bros, 1930. FIRST EDITION. 333 x 250 mm. (13 1/4 x 9 3/4"). [2] p.l., 144 pp.
Agreeable contemporary slate blue buckram, smooth spine with gilt lettering, top edge gilt. With seven chromolithograph plates with gilding depicting bindings and 176 figures on black-and-white photographic plates depicting the bindings and interiors of the books. Title page in black and red. ◆A fine copy.
This sumptuously illustrated catalog was published in honor of the 70th anniversary of the London booksellers Maggs Bros., and features 271 fine 18th century French books. This is a useful reference for works by the foremost illustrators and binders of the period, and is itself an attractive and well-produced volume.. (Inventory #: ST19567-169)
Agreeable contemporary slate blue buckram, smooth spine with gilt lettering, top edge gilt. With seven chromolithograph plates with gilding depicting bindings and 176 figures on black-and-white photographic plates depicting the bindings and interiors of the books. Title page in black and red. ◆A fine copy.
This sumptuously illustrated catalog was published in honor of the 70th anniversary of the London booksellers Maggs Bros., and features 271 fine 18th century French books. This is a useful reference for works by the foremost illustrators and binders of the period, and is itself an attractive and well-produced volume.. (Inventory #: ST19567-169)
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