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Les reines de l'aiguille: modistes et couturières, [Binding components]

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Title

Les reines de l'aiguille: modistes et couturières, [Binding components]

Collection

Books bequeathed by William Augustus Spencer
Les reines de l'aiguille: modistes et couturières. (Étude parisienne)

Names

Spencer, William Augustus, 1855-1912 (Donor)
Gruel, Léon, 1841-1923 (Binder)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1902 - 1923 (Approximate)

Library Location

Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. French 1902

Subjects

Bookbinding

Genres

Book Covers
Bindings (Gathered Matter Components)

Notes

Content: Binding by Gruel, of white crushed levant morocco, gilt. Sides within two frames of fillets inlaid in olive green, the inner adorned with small flowers in gilt and with semicircular indentations at the corners, containing the arms of Paris in gold and silver on a mosaic of blue and red, and small ornaments composed of thimbles, scissors, needles and thread. Doublé with white morocco. Center panel within two fillets inlaid in olive green, and an inner frame of two fillets in gilt interlacing and entwined with delicately tooled foliage and small flowers in gilt and colors. Back tooled, lettered and inlaid. With gilt edges and lining of green grosgrain silk. Original covers bound in. In loose leather protective cover, tooled and lettered, and inserted in slip case.

Abstract

Front cover, front doublure, front endpaper, back endpaper, back doublure, back cover, spine.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16833101
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c10684d0-c5c6-012f-0d21-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Les reines de l'aiguille: modistes et couturières, [Binding components]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1902 - 1923. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c10684d0-c5c6-012f-0d21-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1902 - 1923). Les reines de l'aiguille: modistes et couturières, [Binding components] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c10684d0-c5c6-012f-0d21-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Les reines de l'aiguille: modistes et couturières, [Binding components]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c10684d0-c5c6-012f-0d21-58d385a7bc34

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