May 12, 2021 - Sale 2567

Sale 2567 - Lot 27

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
[SPECIMEN BOOK — FONDERIE & G. PEIGNOT & FILS, PARIS] Album d'Applications des Nouvelles Créations Françaises.
Paris, 1901.
Small quarto, 11 1/2 x 9 inches, illustrated with over 70 pages of Jugendstil type specimens printed in various inks. Introductory essay by F. Thibaudeau titled "Le Style Français en Typographie Moderne," original printed boards, some edgewear and blistering; hinges reinforced. Ex-collection Dutch typophile Jan Tholenaar, with his bookplate.