Printed by Richomme in Paris. 18mo: [vi], [viii, Calendrier pour l'an 1818], [xii],156, [16] pp. with 6 full-page plates with tissue guards, all fine steel engravings by Fr. Janet, Leroux, after paintings by l'Albane, Pierre de Cortonne, G�rard, Lana, and Elisabeth Sirani. The 13 monthly notes pages with decorated borders, all steel engravings. In the publisher's lilac coated paper-covered card binding, with black-printed ruled borders, rule and ornamental frame and central lyre device on each panel, and black-printed ruled borders, rule and ornamental panels, and running titling along the spine. All edges gilt, with buff endpapers and a tan paper lifting ribbon, let in at the top (mostly lacking), on the front pastedown. Just a hint of foxing to the prefatory and concluding leaves; else a remarkable example - unseen color! Accompanied by the publisher's matching coated paper-covered card vertical slipcase, and housed in a custom gray cloth clamshell box with a gilt-stamped gray morocco spine label. Provenance: from the Publishers' Bookbindings collection of Ellen K. Morris and Edward S. Levin.

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Title

HOMMAGE AUX DAMES

Publisher

Janet, Paris

Publication Date

1817

Binding

Hardcover

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France

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