The sun., 1895-05-05

An Interesting Exhibition or Rare Speci-
mcns Of the Bookmnkcr's Art.

An Interesting Exhibition or Rare Speci.
mems OF the Bookmnkcr's Art.
To the lovers OF fine book bindings the Grolior
Club has offered the principal opportunity to
view the achievements of the noted work men In
this field OF decorative art, but admission to the
Grolier Club exhibitions Is somewhat restricted
Among tho manifold attractions Of the Art
Loan Exhibition now being held ut the Ortgies
Galleries In Fifth avenue for the benefit OF the
Cancer Hospital. the Decorative Art Society.
and the Day Nurseries, Is such collection of
book bindings as Is not often presented To public
view outside of the Grolier Club. 1t Is in tho
little gallery up stnirs, together with the WASH
inRton relics. and those visitors to the exhibition
who overlook 1t are losers by much. 1t con-
tains some beautiful specimens of tho binders
art.
The examples shown are of early Italian, Ger
man. French. and English work. tho earliest
piece being copy of Virgil published in Venice
in l4gl. 1t is u folio in the original stamped
leather binding, with great bosses of brass at
the cornefs and in the centre. 1t Is from the
other editions Of Virgil one in oak boards
partly covered with hogskin and dated 1917.
and the other in pigskin binding, dated 1864.
A beautiful English binding of Virgil by Ed
wards OF Halifax and also loaned by Mr.. Nor
gan ia in vellum. with drawings on each side.
The toolng is in gold. This volume belonged to
Horace Wnlpole and contains his book plate.
A beautiful binding. loaned by Mr.. S. P.
Avery, encloses a copy of EUripidcs. bound in
Venice In 1903. II is finely decorated with gro
licresQue ribbon scrolls in green, blue. white,
and gold. A striking work from Mr.. Avery's
collection is La Dissection des Parties du
Corps Humain," Paris. 1916. 1t bears the In
terlaced initials OF Diane de Poitiers and Henri
H.. to whom 1t belonged originally. 1t is bound
In citron morocco. with ribbon design in
black. A beautiful folio is in brown morocco.
with four panels ornamentcd with ribbon
scrolls In color on fields of silver and gold. 1t
is OF German work kmanship anu is dated 1873.
A Persian manuscript loaned by Mr.. Avery. 10
bound with beautiful floral decoration in
colors. with an inlaid border in green. and
lacqusred Besides these are some curious old
books in silver nligree. silver repouss6, tortoise
shell. and engraved iron covers.
Among the English bindings. loaned by Mr..
Avery. Mr.. W. l.. Andrews, Mr.. II. C. Sturgis,
and Mr.. William Matthews are some notably
rare and fine examples. Covers "Confessio
Amants." London. 1857. is u famous specimen,
bound in orange levant morocco und claborately
finished in the Harley Cottage" style, with ex-
quisite tooling by Bedford. A binding by C..
Herring. London, 1900. is In green morocco with
arms on the side, the tooling In gold. The " Rose
Garden of Persia" by Ramage is another de-
lightful example.
Tho most beautiful specimens shown arc
among tho French bindings, in which arc in
cluded some remarkable works by Ottmann-
Duplanil, Sinner. Vogel. PurGold, Bozerian.
Thouvenin. Abba Petit. Sambancx- w kesser.
Trautz- Bauzonnet. Michel. David. Qulnet.
Cuzin. Thierry. Cope. Cruel. Meunier. Lortic
fills, Armand, Ruban and other early and con-
temporary masters Of their art. Among these
the "Emaux ct Camees," by Samblancx- Week.
esser. Trautz- -Bauzonnet's Les Diverses
Poesies," 1912, and Cuzin's " Les Orientals" are
especially noteworthy for exquisite toolng.
The one American example Of chief interest Ia
the GrolIer Clubs Catalogue Of Editions of
Walton & Cottons Angler" published in 1893.
1t is covered in Japanese shark-skin. with a
border of tho skin of the Florida gar-pike and
with book marks with jade fish pendants. There
are also grolieresque design by Strkeman, "A mo-
sale decoration by Mansell, and a fooled Persian
design on calf by Miss Tuckerman Of Boston.