Late 19th C Floral Linen Book - Histoire de Bertrand du Guesclin (A Mame et Fils / Paul Souze)
Late 19th C Floral Linen Book - Histoire de Bertrand du Guesclin (A Mame et Fils / Paul Souze)
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Floral Linen Book
Late 19th C French Illustrated Edition of Histoire de Bertrand du Guesclin (the famous 14th-c Breton knight and Constable of France) published by Alfred Mame et Fils, Tours in 1891
Original publisher's pictorial cloth binding, designed and printed in polychrome Art Nouveau style
Decorated with morning glories and forget-me-nots in shades of blue, coral, and green
Floral design is signed "Paul Souze" a known 19th c French cover designer and lithographer who frequently collaborated with Mame and other major publishers with decorative bindings
Alfred Mame et Fils was among the most prestigious French publishers in 19th C Tours - often given as school prizes, religious gifts or decorative volumes
Tells the life and military career of Bertrand du Guesclin (1320-1380) - one of France's most celebrated medieval knights and the Constable of France under King Charles V
Floral Linen Book
Late 19th C French Illustrated Edition of Histoire de Bertrand du Guesclin (the famous 14th-c Breton knight and Constable of France) published by Alfred Mame et Fils, Tours in 1891
Original publisher's pictorial cloth binding, designed and printed in polychrome Art Nouveau style
Decorated with morning glories and forget-me-nots in shades of blue, coral, and green
Floral design is signed "Paul Souze" a known 19th c French cover designer and lithographer who frequently collaborated with Mame and other major publishers with decorative bindings
Alfred Mame et Fils was among the most prestigious French publishers in 19th C Tours - often given as school prizes, religious gifts or decorative volumes
Tells the life and military career of Bertrand du Guesclin (1320-1380) - one of France's most celebrated medieval knights and the Constable of France under King Charles V