Maximilien Gauthier - Achille et Eugène Devéria - 1925

LUXURY EDITION OF GRAND PAPERS — EXTREMELY RARE COPY ON JAPAN PAPER (LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 50 COPIES) — MAGNIFICENT PERIOD ART BINDING IN HALF-MOROCCO.Description of the work:Magnificent copy of the reference work Achille et Eugène Devéria, written by Maximilien Gauthier and published in Paris by the prestigious Librairie H. Floury in 1925, within the famous collection “La vie et l'art romantiques.” This is the rarissima LUXURY EDITION, issued in a special run of only 50 copies numbered on genuine Japan paper. This head copy, in exceptional freshness, bears the guarantee blind-stamp (watermark “WM”) visible on the page of the tirage justification. The original soft covers have been carefully preserved and bound inside.Artistic binding:The volume is covered with a superb period binding in half-leather morocco tawny with corners, spine with four raised bands highlighted by gilt lines, red morocco title-piece with gold lettering. Boards in marbled paper painted with a bath (comb). The top edge is dyed mustard. Master binder’s work, very solid construction, perfect corners, barely visible wear to the back.