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Title
Le lys rouge, Vol. 1, [Binding components]
Names
Spencer, William Augustus, 1855-1912 (Donor)
Marius Michel, Henri, 1846-1925 (Binder)
Collection

Books bequeathed by William Augustus Spencer

Le lys rouge, [Binding]

Volume 1

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1907
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Topics
Bookbinding
Genres
bindings (gathered matter components)
Book covers
Notes
Content: Binding, by Marius Michel, 1907, of green crushed levant morocco. v. 1 inlaid with leather of ten different colors. Sides adorned with conventionalized leaves, buds, and groups of flowers and surrounded by a frame of three fillets, the two inner apparently passing through loops suspended from the outer. Doublé with light brown morocco. Center panel plain,within a border of conventionalized leaves and flowers inlaid in green and red, and surrounded by a frame inlaid in black and two fillets tooled in gilt; at the side, the monogram of Mr. Spencer. With edges gilt over rough, marbled end papers, and lining of gold colored satin figured in rose. Original covers bound in. v. 2, three quarters binding only. Back inlaid and lettered in gilt. With marbled end papers and gilt edges. In loose leather protective covers, lettered, and inserted in slip cases.
Description
Front cover, front doubleur, front endpaper, back endpaper, back doubleur, back cover, and spine.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPA1200198-B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 90979500-c5c7-012f-8694-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 1907: Created
  • 1912: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Le lys rouge" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1907. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-40f8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Le lys rouge" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-40f8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1907). Le lys rouge Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-40f8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Le lys rouge