Les lions du jour - Physionomies parisiennes

First edition.
Full red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, spine very slightly darkened, date and place gilt at center of spine, gilt roulettes on headcaps, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, sextuple gilt fillets framing the pastedowns, illustrated cover with Ryckebusch vignette preserved, all edges gilt, double gilt fillets on leading edges, magnificent binding signed by Marius Michel.
Three small black spots on the back cover.
Handsome copy perfectly executed in a full morocco binding by Marius Michel, one of the most talented and prestigious binders of the 20th century.