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Point de lendemain

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	By appointment only	Spencer Coll. French 1889	Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

Additional Authors

Avril, Paul

Description

vii, 38 p., 1 l., 1 port. 28 extra pl.; 8̕.

Subject

Note

Illustrations: frontispiece portrait of the author, and 13 vignettes in the text, all with plate proofs in two states. In all, 42 illustrations.
Binding, by Mercier, 1907, of green crushed levant morocco, gilt. Sides tooled with a floreated scroll work frame of 18th century design, the interspaces inlaid in dark green morocco and adorned with flowers and foliage; the whole within an outer border of three fillets. Doublé with old rose morocco within a border of small tools. Center panel covered with a semis of roses and dots within a delicately tooled frame, a single unit at the bottom being replaced by the monogram of Mr. Spencer; the whole within an outer border of two fillets. Back tooled, inlaid, and lettered. With gilt edges, marbled end papers, and lining of old rose watered silk. Original covers bound in. In loose leather protective cover, tooled and lettered, and inserted in slip case.
Bookplate of W. A. Spencer.
Followed by an historical notice of the author, by Anatole France.

With (note)

With this is bound: France, Antole. Notice historique sur Vivant Denon. Paris: 1890.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. French 1889

OCLC

131738961

Author

Denon, Vivant, 1747-1825.

Title

Point de lendemain / Illustré de treize compositions de Paul Avril.

Imprint

Paris : P. Rouquette, 1889.

With:

With this is bound: France, Antole. Notice historique sur Vivant Denon. Paris: 1890.

Local Note

One of 12 copies on Japan paper, numbered 14 to 25; this copy no. 16. Initialed by the publisher.

Added Author

Avril, Paul, ill.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. French 1889