79/2109 [Violins]. Grillet, L. Les ancêtres du violon et du violoncelle, les luthiers et les fabricants d'archets. Pref. T. Dubois. Paris, C. Schmid, 1901, 2 vols., (4),XXVII,(1),290,(1); (4),409,(2)p., num. ills., bound by monogrammist "CM" (probably CHARLES MEUNIER master binder), in a fine unif. art-nouveau binding of light brown panneled calf, both covers w. in inner pannel inlaid flowering lilies in colours and strapwork in dark brown calf, surrounded by an outer border w. inlaid floral decoration in dark brown calf, backstrip w. inlaid vegetal decoration in darkbrown calf, t.e.g., orig. frontwr. pres.

- Backstrips worn/ dam.

= Remarkable binding, with a small strip of paper bound with at the end of vol.2 on which the binder has written the following cryptic note in pencil: "J'ai commencé la reliure de ce livre le 19 mars 1901. jour de l'annonce du mariage de Marguerita - quelle tristesse."