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LIBRI, Guglielmo (1803-69). Monuments inédits ou peu connus, faisant partie du cabinet de Guillaume Libri, et qui se rapportent à l'histoire des arts du dessin, considérés dans leur application à l'ornement des livres. -- Supplement. London: Dulau & Cie, 1862-64.
Broadsheets (485 x 370 mm), 2 parts in one volume. 8 leaves of letterpress, 60 chromo-lithographic plates, mostly of bindings; 2 leaves of letterpress, 5 chromo-lithographic plates. Contemporary pastiche binding in Renaissance style, gold-tooled brown leather, top-edges gilt, (worn).
Libri's impressive album, containing quite a few stolen bindings, stands at the beginning of bookbinding study through reproductions. Most of the bindings and manuscripts were offered at auction the following year. VERY RARE, especially complete with the supplement. B.H. Breslauer, Uses pp. 15-16.
Broadsheets (485 x 370 mm), 2 parts in one volume. 8 leaves of letterpress, 60 chromo-lithographic plates, mostly of bindings; 2 leaves of letterpress, 5 chromo-lithographic plates. Contemporary pastiche binding in Renaissance style, gold-tooled brown leather, top-edges gilt, (worn).
Libri's impressive album, containing quite a few stolen bindings, stands at the beginning of bookbinding study through reproductions. Most of the bindings and manuscripts were offered at auction the following year. VERY RARE, especially complete with the supplement. B.H. Breslauer, Uses pp. 15-16.