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A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
Chef-d’Oeuvres Dramatiques de Guyot de Merville
Author:
de Merville, Guyot
Imprint Date:
1791
Publishing Colophon:
A Paris, 1791.
Binding:
Quarter leather binding with sprinkled manuscript waste paper sides.
Paper:
Fine, dense blue and brown sprinkling over manuscript waste paper
Collector's Notes:
Curiously, the covering paper appears to have decorated after covering, as the sprinkling is present on the leather spine and the red leather titling label and is distinctly missing from the turn-ins.
Collection ID:
25.027
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