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Title
Monsieur, madame, & bébé, [Binding components]
Names
Spencer, William Augustus, 1855-1912 (Donor)
Marius Michel, Henri, 1846-1925 (Binder)
Collection

Books bequeathed by William Augustus Spencer

Monsieur, madame, & bébé, [Binding]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1900
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. French 1878
Topics
Bookbinding
Genres
bindings (gathered matter components)
Book covers
Notes
Content: Binding, by Marius Michel, 1900, of greenish-blue crushed levant morocco. Sides inlaid with an oval frame of orchids in lavender and dark blue, the stems in black and intertwined, a single stem at the bottom forming the letter S. Doublé with light brown morocco within a border of small tools. Center panel plain, within a frame inlaid in blue and surrounding a border of delicate conventionalized leaves and buds springing from stems parallel to the frame, tooled in gilt, and inlaid in blue, dark purple, and green. Back inlaid and lettered. With edges gilt over rough, marbled end papers, and lining of light green brocaded silk. Original covers bound in. In loose leather protective cover, lettered, and inserted in slip case.
Description
Front cover, front doublure, front endpaper, back endpaper, back doublure, back cover, and spine.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13234664
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4a658390-c5c7-012f-4005-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1855: Creator Born
  • 1900: Created
  • 1912: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Monsieur, madame, & bébé" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4047-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Monsieur, madame, & bébé" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4047-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1900). Monsieur, madame, & bébé Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4047-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Monsieur, madame, & bébé