Nov 24, 2015 - Sale 2400

Sale 2400 - Lot 48

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(BOOKBINDING.) Devauchelle, Roger. La Reliure en France de ses origines à nos jours. 3 volumes. Hundreds of illustrations, many in color and tipped-in. Thick 4to, gilt-lettered orange morocco over linen, spines a bit sunned and with a few minor scuffs; custom plain cloth slipcases. inscribed and signed by devauchelle. first edition of this major reference work on french 18th-19th century bookbinding. Paris: Jean Rousseau-Girard, 1959-61