French Antique Marbalized Covers with Red & Brown Leather Binding 1865-1917 - set of 4
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Four exquisite French volumes spanning 1865 to 1917, each bound in the elegant half-leather style of 19th and early 20th-century European bookmaking, with hand-tooled leather spines, gilt lettering, raised bands, and distinctive marbled paper covers that make each book a unique work of art. Discovered at an antique bookseller in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, this collection includes Octave Mirbeau's final autobiographical novel "Dingo" (1917), exploring instinct versus civilization through the lens of a wild dog; Charles Duclos's illustrated "Histoire de Madame de Luz"; M. Prevost-Paradol's scholarly "Etudes sur les Moralistes Français" (1865) from the French Academy; and Henry Bordeaux's provocative "Les Yeux qui s'ouvrent" (1908), examining a woman's pursuit of divorce in provincial Catholic society. Beyond their compelling narratives, these volumes serve as breathtaking decorative objects whose marbled endpapers and tooled spines invite contemplation of the many hands that have held them across more than a century of French literary life.
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Material: Paper, Leather
Dimensions: 7" x 4 3/4" x 3/4" - 7 1/2" x 5" x 1 1/8"
Pamela's notes
Four French novels from my summer find in the south of France, spanning over fifty years of literary and bookbinding history. What I love about this set is the marbled paper covers, each one different, each a small artwork in itself. The half-leather bindings with their tooled spines and gilt lettering show the refined craftsmanship that made French books so collectible. Stack them on a side table or space them across shelves for visual rhythm.
Four exquisite French volumes spanning 1865 to 1917, each bound in the elegant half-leather style of 19th and early 20th-century European bookmaking, with hand-tooled leather spines, gilt lettering, raised bands, and distinctive marbled paper covers that make each book a unique work of art. Discovered at an antique bookseller in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, this collection includes Octave Mirbeau's final autobiographical novel "Dingo" (1917), exploring instinct versus civilization through the lens of a wild dog; Charles Duclos's illustrated "Histoire de Madame de Luz"; M. Prevost-Paradol's scholarly "Etudes sur les Moralistes Français" (1865) from the French Academy; and Henry Bordeaux's provocative "Les Yeux qui s'ouvrent" (1908), examining a woman's pursuit of divorce in provincial Catholic society. Beyond their compelling narratives, these volumes serve as breathtaking decorative objects whose marbled endpapers and tooled spines invite contemplation of the many hands that have held them across more than a century of French literary life.
Details & Care
Material: Paper, Leather
Dimensions: 7" x 4 3/4" x 3/4" - 7 1/2" x 5" x 1 1/8"
Pamela's notes
Four French novels from my summer find in the south of France, spanning over fifty years of literary and bookbinding history. What I love about this set is the marbled paper covers, each one different, each a small artwork in itself. The half-leather bindings with their tooled spines and gilt lettering show the refined craftsmanship that made French books so collectible. Stack them on a side table or space them across shelves for visual rhythm.
