The Life of Charles Henry Count Hoyem Ambassador from Saxony-Poland to France and Eminent French Bibliophile 1694-1736. Written…for the Society of French Bibliophiles and translated into English for the Grolier club. With a sketch of the life of the late Baron Pichon.
Bound by the Club Bindery in half maroon morocco over orange brocade silk.
1899 · New York:
by [ Grolier Club ]. Pichon, Jerome, Baron
New York: Grolier Club, 1899 One of 303 copies printed by De Vinne on handmade paper. This is the only edition binding done by the Club Bindery. Bound by the Club Bindery in half maroon morocco over orange brocade silk. . Large octavo (7 x 10 "). . Ten plates. Bottom edge and corners lightly worn. Still a very good copy. With the contemporary engraved bookplate of Grolier Club member E.C. Kennedy. Laid in is a 1917 announcement of the opening of the Grolier Club's new quarters at 47 East Sixtieth Street, their current home. Also laid in is a 1919 announcement of the Club's annual meeting and and exhibition of rare liturgical books. (Inventory #: 14186)