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DEVAUCHELLE, Roger (1915-93). La reliure en France de ses origines à nos jours. Paris: Imprimerie Centrale de l'Ouest at La Roche-sur-Yon (text), Jean Brunissen (plates) and A. Lahure (color) for Jean Rousseau-Girard, 1959.
4o (274 x 215 mm), 3 volumes. Limited edition. Numerous plates (some in color), illustrations. BOUND BY THE AUTHOR for B.H. Breslauer: blind-panelled purple morocco, gilt lettering on spines, gilt fillet on board edges, watered-silk liners, gilt edges. Matching slipcases. The work contains a wealth of valuable information on 19th- and 20th-century binders and styles. (3)
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