KUNST AM BUCH

Kunst am Buch

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

Full-grain binding, miniature book Smoothed, wine-red marocco, five bindings, hand-gilt spine title, gilt edges on three sides, hand-stitched silk endpapers, bonnet, gilt edges and inner edges, green-gold coloured paper on the flyleaf and endpapers.

Wine-red goatskin case lined with wine-red suede, leather label with gold title.

Case made by Roland Meuter on behalf of Arno Geschwendtner.

Fables

About the content:

Jean de La Fontaine: Fables

Fonderie Laurent et Deberny, Fonderie Typografique, Paris, 1850 Miniature edition

Printed in microscopically small type, which was cast by Laurant Deberny for this edition. The printing was done by Plon Frères. The finished work was highly acclaimed at the Universal Exhibition in Paris.