Binding

Riviere & Son

circa 1895

Morocco leather

Exquisitely bound in Turn of Century binding by Riviere & Son in full crimson crushed morocco with an ornate and pleasing Arts & Crafts style all-over gilt design comprising curving gilt decoration of flowers and leaves and dots, the spine with gilt dot decorated raised bands, the compartments paneled, lettered, the remaining four compartments fully and finely decorated with flowers, leaves and dots.

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Photograph and text by Edward Nudelman

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