Remarkable Binding By Rp Gilain, Aubergine Calf Richly Decorated With Cold-stamped Motifs

In a magnificent binding in gd format. In 8 in aubergine Russian calf cold-stamped with rich motifs on the covers of foliage, plumes, frames, central medallion &c.. Marbled paper guards surrounded by a beautiful and elegant gilded interior frieze and punctuated with geometric motifs... Spine with wide ribs decorated with fillets and boxes well decorated in gold, edges gilded in bright gold title and author struck in gold for this beautiful book by the Bookbinder of King Louis Philippe contemporary and as important as thouvenin RP Gilain a luminary in the Art of bookbinding ... This precious book contains the History of Gilblas de Santillane by Le Sage; printed in Paris at Lefèvre, Bookseller rue de l'éperon, No. 6 in 1836; signature of Gilain at the bottom of the spine above the last ribs