Collection of 3 prints related to Gabriel Oginski's "Atelier de Reliure Polonais", 1830s. The collection includes: an advertising print (1 p.) describing the profile of the atelier's activities (located for the time at rue de l'Arcade 6 in Paris); and 2 atelier bills (1 p. each), printed in lithography, from different years of the establishment's intr. (headquarters of rue St. Honore, 347 and rue de l'Arcade, 6). Dimensions: 20.1 x 12.2 cm (advertisement), 20.3 x 13.5 cm and 19.3 x 12.7 cm (bills).
Condition: minor folds, soiling and stains. Small pen annotations on the bills, including one with an under-count, perhaps for bindings made at the factory.
A true rarity on the antiquarian market.
Gabriel Oginski (1784-1843) - a prominent Polish bookbinder active in Paris, participant in the Napoleonic campaigns (awarded the Legion of Honor) and the November Uprising.
His bindings were in great demand among Polish as well as French clients (including King Louis Philippe I).
[biography in part after Wagner A. - Works of old Polish bookbinders
In foreign collections - reflections and observations. Link - http://cejsh.icm.edu.pl/cejsh/element/bwmeta1.element.desklight-d4188fbf-1c2e-4055-86bc-8945548bbb98/c/61-70_Wagner.pdf (dostęp 28.08.22)]
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