[RELIURE YSEUX] MIRBEAU, Le Calvaire, 1928 ill. Hermann Paul
MIRBEAU, Octave.
Le Calvaire.
Paris, Mornay, 1928.
8vo, 363-(3) pages. binding : Contemporary half morocco, gilt-decorated spine in six compartments, headedge gilt. Original printed wrappers have been bound in.
Illustrations by Hermann Paul.
Fine binding signed by Yseux.
Louis Yseux is one of the most talented bookbinders of the early 20th century, bringing to life a tradition of French binding and gilding dating back to the 18th century, it is indeed he who takes over the workshop of his master Thierry himself. heir to Simier and Petit. All his bindings bear his signature Yseux successor Thierry-Simier.