Between the Covers

Hardcover. Four rare book catalogues bound together, 26 cm. Very good in contemporary brown quarter morocco and marbled paper boards, spine title in gilt, "Catalogues de Livres Rares," with raised bands and marbled endpapers. Some text pages are a bit browned, else near fine. The first catalogue consists of two parts, each with a separate title page and pagination: [10], [5]-70, [1];157, [1] pp. The second catalogue: 59, [1] pp., with 24 numbered plates (lacks plate no. 1, the frontispiece?). The third catalogue: 98, [1] pp., with 21 leaves of plates, some folded (complete). The fourth catalogue: 154, [2] pp. The gravure plates in the illustrated catalogues of book bindings and illustrations are especially fine.

Item #335737