77/ 242 [Glass]. Mondron, L. La verrerie a l'exposition universelle de Vienne en 1873. Rapport adressé a M. le Ministre de l'Intérieur. Brussels, E. Guyot, 1874, (2),70p., 1 fold. lithogr. plate, bound by JOSSE SCHAVYE in orig. gilt and blindst. mor. w. crowned "A" monogram, gilt inside dentelles, a.e.g., large 8vo.

- Sm. tear in plate; first blank and title-p. trifle foxed. Top of spine chipped; spine sl. discoloured; binding sl. scratched.

= Rare publication in a royal binding by Josse Schavye, third generation of the famous dynasty of Brussels bookbinders, who worked for various royalties (i.a. King William III) and high officials. The plate showing the glass furnaces of Siemens. Dubois d'Enghien, La reliure en Belgique au XIXe s., p.218ff.