KUNST AM BUCH

Kunst am Buch

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Petit R. & Lecompte J.
45×68
1850
FR
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About the binding:

Full leather binding, miniature book Smoothed, dark ruby red Morocco goatskin; five raised bands, gold-tooled title in the second compartment; gold tooling on headcaps, the cover boards’ sides and inside; all edges gilt, sewn silk endbands; doublure and flyleaf green-gold coloured paper.

Drop-back box covered with dark ruby red goatskin and lined with ruby red suede; leather label with title embossed in gold.

Box made by Roland Meuter by order of Arno Geschwendtner.

Fables

About the content:

Jean de La Fontaine: Fables Fonderie

Typographique Laurent & Deberny, Paris, 1850. Miniature edition printed in microscopically small type, which was cast by Laurent & Deberny for this edition. The printing by Plon Frères. The finished work was highly acclaimed at the Paris Exhibition.