About the cover:

Full-grain binding Turquoise oasis goatskin, with double elements of the same oasis goatskin on the front and back cover, smaller elements of grey and black goatskin, dark brown embossed spine title, author and artist embossed in grey on the back cover. Natural cut, dark brown leather capital.

Mirror bord-à-bord with grey oasis goatskin, three blind-stamped small rectangles, flyleaf in grey suede.

Half-leather chemise of grey oasis goatskin and grey, slightly ribbed coloured paper, inside turquoise suede. Slipcase with leather-framed opening and

Turquoise oasis goatskin, with double elements of the same oasis goatskin on the front and back cover, smaller elements of grey and black goatskin, dark brown embossed spine title, author and artist embossed in grey on the back cover. Natural cut, dark brown leather capital.

Mirror bord-à-bord with grey oasis goatskin, three blind-stamped small rectangles, flyleaf in grey suede.

Half-leather chemise of grey oasis goatskin and grey, slightly ribbed coloured paper, inside turquoise suede. Slipcase with leather-framed opening and

About the content:

Paul Verlaine: Sagesse

With 70 black and coloured wood engravings by Maurice Denis, coloured by Jacques Beltrand,

Ex. No. 142 of 210 copies printed on Holland ‘van Gelder’ of a total of 250 copies.

Ambroise Vollard, Éditeur, Paris 1911

About the artist: Annie Boige grew up in a book-loving family with an impressive library. In her spare time, she attended bookbinding courses. Her interest grew, and she decided to make bookbinding her profession. She attended the École Estienne in Paris for two years and the Ateliers d’Arts Appliqués du Vésinet (AAAV) for three years. In 1985, she set up her bookbinding studio in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and then moved to Villennes-sur-Seine in 1995.

Her bindings, which she calls “tuiles” (bricks), show a uniform structure and their cover design deliberately does not refer to illustrations in the content. She is a founding member of the AIR neuf (Association internationale de reliure) and vice-president of the APPAR (Association Pour la Promotion des Arts de la Reliure).