[PIERPONT-MORGAN]. WILLIAMSON (G.C). Catalogue of the collection of watches. The property of J. Pierpont Morgan. London, printed at the Chiswick Press, 1912. Fort in-folio, bound in full brown morocco, gilded and mosaic decoration to the spine, double mosaic framing with gilt fillet on the boards with gilt floral interlacing, double gilt fillet on the edges, gilt fillet and interlacing on the endpapers, cognac moire endpapers, gilt edges, in publisher's slipcase (period binding)

Embellished with 92 plates in heliogravure, 37 of which enriched gouache and enhanced with gold and palladium, and 55 plates printed in black.

Firstedition, this, one of 15 numbered copies, printed on vellum and hand-colouredunder the supervision of photographer Hallet Hyatt. These prints were intendedfor the relatives of J. P. Morgan, who is considered one of the greatestcollectors of all time, whether in the field of watches, bibliophilia or thedecorative arts.

A very finecopy of this work in a neat publisher's binding.

[PIERPONT-MORGAN].
WILLIAMSON (G.C). Catalogue
of the collection of watches. The property of J. Pierpont Morgan. London,
printed at the Chiswick Press, 1912. Fort in-folio, bound in full brown
morocco, gilded and mosaic decoration to the spine, double mosaic framing with
gilt fillet on the boards with gilt floral interlacing, double gilt fillet on
the edges, gilt fillet and interlacing on the endpapers, cognac moire
endpapers, gilt edges, in publisher's slipcase (period binding)

Embellished
with 92 plates in heliogravure, 37 of which enriched gouache and enhanced with
gold and palladium, and 55 plates printed in black.

Firstedition, this, one of 15 numbered copies, printed on vellum and hand-colouredunder the supervision of photographer Hallet Hyatt. These prints were intendedfor the relatives of J. P. Morgan, who is considered one of the greatestcollectors of all time, whether in the field of watches, bibliophilia or thedecorative arts.

A very finecopy of this work in a neat publisher's binding.

Très bon état.

Collation: LXII, [1] f., 244 pp., [1] f.

Reliure: usures et petits défauts à l'emboitage.

Pages intérieurs:
Belle fraicheur des feuillets et des planches
Vivacité des planches enluminées bien conservées
Rares et très discrètes rousseurs en marges de certains feuillets