The Abbe Constantin / Ludovic Halévy
Book
166 pages. Photogravure frontis. Illustrations.
Illustrated by Madame Madeleine Lemaire. Numerous black and white plates.
English translation of "L'Abbe Constantin," a classic French romance. Advertising pamphlet for Crowell's Faience Library laid in.
2015.7.157
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
1890s
6-3/4 in
4-1/2 in
Ludovic Halévy
Madeleine-Jeanne Coll Lemaire
Crowell Faience Library
New York
New York
United States
North America
1895
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Bruce Rogers
Decorative title page. Bound in fine ribbed olive green cloth with an ornate art nouveau binding design of poppies, vines and leaves, with the motif repeated on the spine. Top edge gilt. Cover design attributed to Bruce Rogers by John Lehner. Same series design seen on "The Abbe Daniel," 1894.