562 - ROCHAS (Albert de). *Le Livre de demain*. Blois: Marchand, 1884. 44 fascicles in folio format, bound in one 8vo volume, in a blue half-cloth cardboard slipcase with a large polychrome title vignette on the cover.

ROCHAS (Albert de). *Le Livre de demain*. Blois: Marchand, 1884. 44 fascicles in folio format, bound in one 8vo volume, in a blue half-cloth cardboard slipcase with a large polychrome title vignette on the cover. A rare and unique edition of this bibliophilic gem published in celebration of the art of printing. It consists of 44 fascicles, containing numerous ancient and modern texts by Mistral, Coppée, Homer, Ronsard, Hugo, and others, each printed on a different type of paper by the Blois printer Raoul Marchand. The frontispiece features a half-title page in two shades of blue based on a Tortat earthenware plate, a full-color title page based on a Thibault earthenware plate, two etchings by Ulysse, one etching by Sauvage, and a plate of ornamental designs; and, within the text, 4 silhouettes by Paul Konewa and 5 illustrations in the chapter on the industrial arts in Blois. One chapter contains 11 samples of various papers, such as papyrus, asbestos paper, and several types of Chinese and Japanese papers. Printed in an edition of 250 numbered copies signed by the author and the publisher (No. 101). The first part of the book is devoted to paper, ink, and color; the second part to applications, making use of an incredible variety of papers, chromolithographed ornaments, and printing colors, which make this work a true typographic masterpiece. Alfred de Rochas d’Aiglun (1837–1914), a graduate of the École Polytechnique (class of 1857), an officer, scholar, and bibliophile, served as a trustee of the École Polytechnique. He is also the author of numerous works on military history, the Alps, and paranormal phenomena. Signs of wear on the cover, 1 page discolored, a few rare small foxing spots. A fine copy, complete as listed in the table of contents, including prospectuses and subscription forms. (Vicaire VI, 1154.)