Luxury Bookbindings of the Belle ÉpoqueThe New York Public Library, Spencer Collectionfrom top, coun
Luxury Bookbindings of the Belle ÉpoqueThe New York Public Library, Spencer Collectionfrom top, counterclockwiseBinding (1907) by M. Marius Michel (French; 1846–1925): Anatole France, Le lys rouge (Paris : A. Romagnol, 1903)Binding (1906) by Joly fils/Robert Joly (French; 1878–1934): Honoré de Balzac, Histoire de l’empereur (Paris: H. Leclerc, 1904)Binding (1900) by M. Marius Michel (French; 1846–1925): Gustave Droz, Monsieur, madame, & bébéBinding (1907) by M. Marius Michel (French; 1846–1925): Louis Marie Joseph le Riche, comte de Chevigné, Les contes rémois (Paris: M. Lévy frères, 1858) -- source link
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