Histoires des moulins à papier du Sud-Ouest de la France, 1300 - 1800 - Tomes I & II
Bordeaux. - G. Delmas. - 1935.
- Format : In-8.
- Number of volumes : 2 tomes.
- Binding : Bound.
- Collation : Tome I : XXXI-243 pp.; Tome II : XL-279 pp.
Set of two volumes bound in red half-chagrin. Spine with five nerves, with gilt title, author's name and tomaison. Remarkable binding. Thin white line on the first cover of the first volume not affecting its beauty. Speckled head edges. Cover preserved in volume I. Pages not soiled. Excellent condition of the contents with black and white illustrations in-text and 147 black and white plates.
FIRST EDITION. One of 540 copies numbered and signed by the author. Rare book.
Superb two volume set in their chagrin binding evoking a very old craft tradition of the South-West of France: the paper mills. Everything there is to know about the subject is compiled, from the techniques used to the designs of the past through their history.
Very good condition.
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