half leather, five raised bands and gilt on spine, with marbled paper boards and marbled end paper, top edge gilt
1864 · Paris
Paris: Hennuyer et Fils, 1864. half leather, five raised bands and gilt on spine, with marbled paper boards and marbled end paper, top edge gilt. Duplessis-Mornay. 8vo. half leather, five raised bands and gilt on spine, with marbled paper boards and marbled end paper, top edge gilt. 250, (2) pages. Bibliography of the contents of the library at L'Institution Duplessis-Mornay, a Protestant orphanage and school in Paris. The institution was founded in 1843. The volume includes a list of students and professors from 1852-1863, along with a bibliography of the libraries collection, letters from former students, and essays on Duplessis-Mornay's philosophy of education. With an ex libris of Jules Fabre. Water stained. A commemorative book label is loosely inserted, which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale. (Inventory #: 76055)