Lot 324
324
BINDING -- GILBERT, N.J.L. (1750-80). Oeuvres. Paris: J. Didot l'ainé for Dalibon, 1823. 8° (207 x 123mm). Half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece and 4 plates by Desenne. (Spotted, stain at gutter of endpapers.) Contemporary Paris romantic binding by Bogetti, signed at spine foot: purple morocco tooled in gilt with citron, green, blue and red on-lays, wide gilt turn-ins, liners of olive-green morocco with mosaique rose window design, gilt edges (faintly rubbed, corners slightly bumped).
BINDING -- GILBERT, N.J.L. (1750-80). Oeuvres. Paris: J. Didot l'ainé for Dalibon, 1823. 8° (207 x 123mm). Half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece and 4 plates by Desenne. (Spotted, stain at gutter of endpapers.) Contemporary Paris romantic binding by Bogetti, signed at spine foot: purple morocco tooled in gilt with citron, green, blue and red on-lays, wide gilt turn-ins, liners of olive-green morocco with mosaique rose window design, gilt edges (faintly rubbed, corners slightly bumped).

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BINDING -- GILBERT, N.J.L. (1750-80). Oeuvres. Paris: J. Didot l'ainé for Dalibon, 1823. 8° (207 x 123mm). Half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece and 4 plates by Desenne. (Spotted, stain at gutter of endpapers.) Contemporary Paris romantic binding by Bogetti, signed at spine foot: purple morocco tooled in gilt with citron, green, blue and red on-lays, wide gilt turn-ins, liners of olive-green morocco with mosaique rose window design, gilt edges (faintly rubbed, corners slightly bumped).

Other examples of Bogetti's work have graced the Descamps-Scrive (lot 214) and Wittock (Culot 36) collections. 'La meilleure édition de ce poëte': Brunet II, 1592.

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