Paris: Chez Aline Guilbert, Libraire, 1843. 5 x 8. (13), 92, (2) pages with elaborate borders and initials, all hand colored and gilded by a very fine hand. An exquisite labor of love. Bound by L. Claessens et Fils in a morocco plaque binding tooled in gold. Its original silk-lined..... More
Paris: Gruel & Engelmann, 1858. 4 1/2 x 6. 704 pages, each within an historiated border engraved by Touillot. Finely bound by Gruel, with a miniscule gilt stamp at spine base and, in an unusual feature, woven into the ribbon book mark. Full wine morocco stamped with a floral boarder..... More
Paris: Gruel & Engelmann, 1887. 5 x 6. CXCII pages, each richly illuminated by chromolithography in colors and gold + 12 full page illustrations, and terminal pages to record family births, marriages, etc. Each leaf is tipped to a hinge, allowing the book to be opened flat. Bound by Gruel..... More
Paris: Buesse-Lebel-et Massin, 1889. 5 1/4 x 7. 72 pages + 4 pages for family memoirs (not used). The prayers are followed by the marriage ceremony of Charles Lattemand and Charlotte Capitain on 19 September 1892. Miniatures & borders on each page are designed by Madame Rousseau. They are HAND..... More
