[Binding, Fine- Gruel, Fabulous Forerunner to Cosway Bindings, Deluxe Edition with Watercolor by the Illustrator, Much More ] Celle-Ci et Celle-La
Paris: Librairie A. Rouquette, 1900. First Edition. Quarto. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. A monumental binding by GRUEL, crafted in 1900, with a central original watercolor painting of a couple on a couch kissing, under slightly domed plastic-like covering, appearing to pre-date the first Cosway bindings by a few..... (Item #6384)