A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
L’Esprit Dupe de Coeur ou Histoire Veritable du Philosophe Tovler; Écrite par lui-même
Author:
Imprint Date:
1790
Publishing Colophon:
Binding:
Sewn textblock with a block printed paper wrapper adhered to printed waste hooked endleaves.
Paper:
Three-color blockprint with stencilling: blue keyblock with alternating columns of positive vines, negative trefoil and poppy vignettes; with red and yellow fills.
Analysis:
Collector's Notes:
Two volumes. The other half of the "A Orléans chez" attribution on these wrappers is reproduced in Jammes' Papiers dominotés... on two separate copies of this design with distinct signatures: "Letourmi No. 209" (p. 229) and "Perdoux No. [410]" (pp. 144–145). Both makers were active in the 1790s and it's plausible that the original block was traded or sold between the two... In any case, the attribution for this particular paper remains indiscernible for now.
Collection ID:
22.015