200 - [BLANK BOOK]. "Parisian Fantasies." Blank book.

[BLANK BOOK]. "Parisian Fantasies." Blank book. Rare blank book containing 65 leaves of various colors, in a beautiful Romantic-style binding crafted by the Asper brothers under the title "Parisian Fantasies." No place, no publisher, no date. In folio (410 x 330 mm), full brown shagreen, ribbed spine accented with a special cold-stamped fillet, cold-stamped volutes within a double frame between the ribs, title “Fantaisies parisiennes” in gilt lettering, central blind-stamped and gilt motif in the center of the front cover with a wide blind-stamped border cut by a gilt coat of arms at the corners; the same decoration, entirely blind-stamped, repeated on the back cover; gilt frieze on the edges and corners; marbled paper linings and endpapers (Asper frères) 65 blank folios of blue, green, orange, pink, and white paper. Minor scuffs and scratches. A remarkable volume of 65 blank leaves alternating between blue, green, orange, pink, and white, presented in a charming Romantic-style binding created in the 19th century by the brothers Hans (1852–1911) and Jacques Asper, under the title “Fantaisies parisiennes.” It was likely intended for drawings, watercolors, sketches, or notes. "L. Ponet" bookplate vignette on the blank endpaper. In very fine condition.