La féérie cinghalaise. Reliure Art Déco en bakélite signée de Jotau

La Féérie cinghalaise. [The Sinhalese Magic]New edition, one of the copies on pur chiffon paper.
Art Deco binding in full burgundy bakelite, joints mounted on “piano type” hinges, covers are bisected at the edges. The first cover is foraged with three hallow horizontals fillets and embellished with frieze of chiseled fillets, the latter frieze is set in silver metal plate carrying the engraved title of the book, likewise the small plate on the spine, the endpages and pastedownss are of iridescent silk enhanced with gold, the wrapper is preserved, the top edge is gilt, exceptional Art Deco binding by Jotau, with the addition in the interior of the second cover: “breveté S.G.D.G.” Some small foxing.
Fantastic binding in bakelite (thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin) characteristic of the Art Deco period and already rare in the 30's because of the cost of its fabrication.