Francq - Condemned, play in three acts - 1900

Francq (J.) Condemned, play in three acts. Brussels, 1900. 1 volume in-4 (28 x 22 cm), full long-grain red morocco with arms (modern binding, signed Josse Schavye), boards decorated with the number of Henriette of Belgium, double-framed with triple and double fillets, flowers with lilies in the corners, smooth spine with double fillets and fleur-de-lis, inside blonde with double fillet on cut, 76 entirely handwritten pages. Rubbing on the head and tail and very slightly on the corners. Good condition. Binding entirely hand-written and dedicated to 'Her Royal Highness Madame Duchess of Vendôme. Respectful tribute.' Henriette of Belgium married Emmanuel d'Orléans, Duke of Vendôme in 1896. She held a famous salon in Paris during the Belle Époque. Josse Schavye, last of a large family of Brussels bookbinders, is also the author of a History of bookbinding, which is unique because it is only illustrated with books that he himself has bound. He is also the author of four anthropodermal bindings. Unique copy.