L'évangile selon saint Mathieu

Edition illustrated with a half-title, frontispiece, 27 plates, 28 chapter heads, decorated initials and tailpieces engraved on wood by Louis Jou, one of 245 copies on laid paper.
Full chocolate morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, boards ornamented with interlaced chocolate brown and dark brown morocco fillets, aubergine watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, dark brown morocco fillet border on pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, all edges gilt, slipcase with chocolate brown morocco entry, brown paper boards, brown felt lining, elegant binding signed by M.T. Aigner.
Handsome copy beautifully executed.