[art-deco Bakelite Binding Signed Jotau] Mauriac - The Kiss To The Leper.

[Binding JOTAU] - MAURIAC (François) - BAUDIER (Paul, illus.). The Kiss to the Leper - Genitrix. Sl, Librairie hachette, 1928. Bookbinder with bevelled plates of full ebony bakelite, dishes mounted on hinges, the first is decorated with two plates of silvered metal decorated with friezes as well as a engraved plaque hosting the title, smooth back decorated a plaque with engraved title, golden head, linings and paper ware with painted decoration, first cover plate preserved. (Jotau). Very nice industrial binding in bakelite, signed on the reverse of the second dish of Jotau (Joseph Taupin). '' Objects of a real craze in the 1930s, the cost of manufacturing these bindings prohibits their development and they have remained rare ''. (in Sotheby's Catalog). Inflammable and fragile these bindings are rarely in good condition ... Except for some micro-scratches only visible by transparency, the binding has preserved a perfect freshness and does not suffer from any crack or lack.