EVANGILES des dimanches et fêtes. Illustrated by Barbat père - Lot 76

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EVANGILES des dimanches et fêtes. Illustrated by Barbat père - Lot 76
EVANGILES des dimanches et fêtes. Illustrated by Barbat père et fils. Chalons-sur-Marne, Imprimerie Lithographique Barbat, 1844. In-4 with a title and 317 pages, bound in Second Empire red chagrin, very wide and fine gilt lace on the boards, ornate ribbed spine, inner lace, gilt edges, slipcase (Hardy). First edition. Two frontispieces, one ornamental, the other illustrated, title and false-title printed on glossy paper. Each double-page of the volume is decorated with ornamental and historiated frames in gold, silver and colour chromolithography, of an extraordinary richness and variety, a true masterpiece of the genre. Text printed in gold and colour. Magnificent edition, of the greatest rarity, unknown to the classical bibliographies. Spectacular and very fine binding with large lace, practically contemporary, signed by Hardy (active from 1850 to 1880).
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