(BINDING) About Edmond Tolla

Sale 2173 - Lot 11

Unsold

Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800

(BINDING.) About, Edmond. Tolla. Frontispiece of About after a painting by Paul Baudry. Illustrated by Félicien de Myrbach, ornamental typography by Adolphe Giraldon. 4to, handsome woven embroidered binding by Maison Tassinari & Chatel after a drawing by Giraldon, of Ciselé velvet, satin ground, silk and gold thread; board slipcase, worn. number 487 of 745 copies on vélin du Marais, from an edition of 900. Paris, 1889

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a lovely woven binding rich with detail. A copy of this binding was exhibited at the 1990 centennial exhibition of The Textile Museum, Lyons, and resides in their permanent collection. The catalogue for that show is included in the lot (image of binding on page 105).