Pierre Marly: Spectacles and Spyglasses, Limited edition, 1988, NF HC & DJ

Marly, Pierre, et al., Paris, France: Éditions Hoëbeke, 1988, 4to, 8 ¼” x 11 ¼”, 155 pp.

ISBN: 9782905292148

Near Fine quarto, light brown cloth over boards, brown spectacle design to front cover, brown lettering to spine, an unnumbered cloth-bound copy from a limited edition of 1,000. Near Fine dust jacket, white with black lettering to front cover, image of spectacles and two spyglasses in full-color to front cover, black and orange lettering to spine, now protected in Mylar, 155 pp. Full-color and black-and-white images of miniatures, prints, paintings, caricatures, and photographs pertaining to the history of spectacles and spyglasses. Text by Jean-Claude Margolin and Paul Biérent. Based on the collection of over 3,000 items from Pierre Marly’s optical museum, this exquisite book documents the history and development of spectacles.