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179 - (Louis JOU). THE LITTLE FLOWERS OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI.
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(Louis JOU). THE LITTLE FLOWERS OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI. Les Baux, Louis Jou, 1966. In-4°, chestnut morocco leather, ribbed spine with continuous blind-stamped decoration on the covers, interior edging adorned with a double gilt line, linings and endpapers of gilded paper, gilt head, cover and spine, edged slipcase. (G. Bontaz). “This is the last work completed by Louis Jou... (one must) note the sheer determination it took for Jou to bring his final creation to fruition” (Feuille, p. 202). The illustrations consist of a cover adorned with a woodcut in monochrome, an engraved title page, a frontispiece, 53 headpieces, 23 tailpieces, and 5 separate woodcuts printed in bistre depicting Saint Francis, as well as numerous initials. Limited edition of 130 copies; this one is numbered on handmade laid paper (Flety, 28). A VERY BEAUTIFUL COPY, expertly bound by the Savoyard bookbinder Gilbert Bontaz, winner of the “Meilleur Ouvrier de France” award in 1962.
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Antique and Modern Books - Regionalism and the Nobility of the Ain - Coffee-Table Books by Louis Jou - Gastronomy and Wine StudiesAuction house
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