La princesse de Babylone : roman / par M. de Voltaire ; illustré par Barte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Voltaire, 1694-1778.

Contributor:

Barte, Alexandre.

Kieffer, René, 1875-1963, binder.

Giuseppe Calabi Collection of French Illustrated Books and Fine Bindings (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

French

Genre:

Fine bindings.

Signed bindings (Binding) -- France -- Paris -- 20th century.

Binders' tickets (Binding) -- France -- Paris -- 20th century.

Penn Provenance:

Calabi, Eugenio (donor)

Calabi, Giuliana (donor)

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages, 108 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of color plates ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Paris : Aux depens de René Kieffer, relieur-éditeur ..., [1925]

Notes:

Date of imprint from colophon.

"Achevé d'imprimer le 19 octobre 1925 par Ducros & Calas à Paris."--Colophon on p. [1] at end.

Title page in red and black.

Half-title.

Limited edition of 550 numbered copies.

"Cette nouvelle édition de La princesse de Babylone a été tirée à 550 exemplaires, dont 50 sur Japon, numérotés de 1 à 50, contenant une aquarelle originale et une suite des gravures, et 500 exemplaires sur vélin blanc de cuve, numérotés de 51 à 550 ..."--P. [3] at front.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Dr. Eugenio Calabi and Giuliana Calabi.

Giuseppe Calabi Collection copy is no. 52 of 550 copies.

Giuseppe Calabi Collection copy has bookplate: G. Calabi 291.

Giuseppe Calabi Collection copy bound in light red morocco with embossed design of intertwined roses within central oval; top edge gilt; binder's ticket of publisher/binder "René Kieffer reliures d'art ... Paris" on verso of front free endpaper; printed on "vélin blanc" with original printed wrappers and spine strip retained.

OCLC:

14365530