DEVAUCHELLE (Roger). - Lot 135

DEVAUCHELLE (Roger). La Reliure. Historical, technical and biographical research on French bookbinding. Preface by Albert Labarre. Paris: Éditions Filigranes, [1995]. -In-4, leaves, filled cover, publisher's slipcase. First edition of this lavishly illustrated study of the history and technique of bookbinding. One of 250 first copies on Papeteries Arjo-Wiggins Rivoli 25% chiffon paper, accompanied by a portfolio containing a selection of original photographs of rare and curious bindings held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, all in a Moulin du Gué chiffon paper cover, in a slipcase designed by Bernard Duval. A few small brown spots on the cover, spine slightly browned. Joint : HOBSON (G. D.). Thirty bindings. Selected from the first edition club's seventh exhibition, held at 25 Park lane, by permission of Sir Philip Sassoon, Bart. London: The First edition club, 1926. - In-folio, publisher's red cloth boards. First edition of 600 numbered copies. Some light foxing.