Michel (Henri Marius, binder).- [Regnault (Jeanne-Julie)], "Julia Bartet". Causerie sur l'Art Dramatique, the author's own copy from an edition limited to 100 copies and with additional states, engraved portrait after Dagnan-Bouveret in bistre, with 4 additional states on chine & japon in both black & bistre, decorations in black & pale pink by Giraldon, all with 2 additional states on chine & japon, portrait and decorations all engraved by Florian and with additional states signed by him in pencil, bound in olive green morocco mosaic floral binding by Marius Michel, covers with wreath of inlaid morocco green & brown leafy stems and blue & white flowers, spine titled in gilt and with two raised bands, purple morocco doublures with wide border of inlaid cream, tan, green & orange morocco entwined flowers all tooled in gilt, foliate roll-tool turn-ins, signed at foot of front doublure, brown silk moire linings, marbled endpapers, g.e., original wrappers bound in, spine slightly browned, large 8vo (c.245 x 165mm.), Paris, 1903.

⁂ A fine mosaic binding by the master bookbinder.

Julia Bartet (1854-1941) was a celebrated French actress at the Comédie-Française who became known as "La Divine". She retired in 1920 prompting international acclaim and was appointed Officier de la Légion d'Honneur.