[Rarebooks] FS: 1889 French Marquetry / Inlay Guide

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: "Nouveau Manuel Complet du Marqueteur du Tabletier et de l’Ivoirier"

By Maigne & Robichon.
Published in Paris by Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret in 1889.

DISCUSSION: A wide-ranging French guide to marquetry and inlay work,
covering work in ivory, bone, baleen, mother-of-pearl, amber, horn,
tortoiseshell, and celluloid. The text discusses the uses of materials and
techniques for decorating furniture, snuff boxes, pipes, combs, jewelry,
and other objects. Scarce.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 4”x6.25”, iv + 428 pages, 43 line illustrations in
the text.

CONDITION NOTES: Bound in new quarter leather with raised bands, gilt
title and marbled boards and endpapers. Covers fine, text with some very
light scattered foxing and minor soil.  French text.

PRICE: $200 net.

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