Les femmes bibliophiles; catalogue of a collection of books bound by famous binders for royal and distinguished ladies from Marguerite de Valois to the Empress Eugénie
A 1919 London bookseller's catalogue from J. Pearson & Co., listing bindings made by named binders for royal and noble women from Marguerite de Valois to Empress Eugénie, aimed at collectors and the trade. Photographic plates show dark leather covers with gilt armorial centrepieces, crowned cyphers, ruled frames and densely tooled spine panels — usable as monogram devices, crests, border rules and repeating ornament.
