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MORGAN, John Pierpont (1837-1913). Catalogue des Porcelaines Françaises, Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1910. 4°. Half title, additional title with elaborate engraved figural vignette repeated before letters on japon paper, 50 coloured plates, engraved vignette at end repeated before letters on japon. Finely-bound in scarlet morocco by Pagnant, covers with wide elaborate gilt border, spine gilt in compartments, red watered silk liners, dentelles (covers detached, extremities lightly rubbed), slipcase (extremities rubbed). Provenance: John Pierpont Morgan (red morocco armorial bookplate on verso of front free endpaper). NUMBER ONE OF 150 COPIES.
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MORGAN, John Pierpont (1837-1913). Catalogue des Porcelaines Françaises, Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1910. 4°. Half title, additional title with elaborate engraved figural vignette repeated before letters on japon paper, 50 coloured plates, engraved vignette at end repeated before letters on japon. Finely-bound in scarlet morocco by Pagnant, covers with wide elaborate gilt border, spine gilt in compartments, red watered silk liners, dentelles (covers detached, extremities lightly rubbed), slipcase (extremities rubbed). Provenance: John Pierpont Morgan (red morocco armorial bookplate on verso of front free endpaper). NUMBER ONE OF 150 COPIES.

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MORGAN, John Pierpont (1837-1913). Catalogue des Porcelaines Françaises, Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1910. 4°. Half title, additional title with elaborate engraved figural vignette repeated before letters on japon paper, 50 coloured plates, engraved vignette at end repeated before letters on japon. Finely-bound in scarlet morocco by Pagnant, covers with wide elaborate gilt border, spine gilt in compartments, red watered silk liners, dentelles (covers detached, extremities lightly rubbed), slipcase (extremities rubbed). Provenance: John Pierpont Morgan (red morocco armorial bookplate on verso of front free endpaper). NUMBER ONE OF 150 COPIES.
Provenance
The Alexander Collection, sold Christie's New York, 30 April 1999, lot 311.
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