Belin-Leprieur Paris wedding book, watercolor engraving, gilt brass, 19th century
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"Marriage book with the offices of Sunday and the principal feasts of the year", velvet cover and ornamentation in gilt and nielloed brass, with a beautiful watercolor engraving depicting a Nativity and lovely polychrome illuminations, Belin-Leprieur* bookseller, 5 rue Pavée-St-André, first half of the 19th century
This book is in good overall condition, in its original state. It is complete.
Please note: the binding is slightly damaged, with some stains and yellowing, and signs of wear and tear, particularly on the velvet. Please look carefully at the photos.
Period of activity: 1806-1855.
Bookseller-publisher. - Eldest son of the Parisian printer-bookseller François I Belin. Established as a bookseller in 1806, he then called himself "Belin fils" (Belin son), then "Belin-Leprieur" or "Belin-Le Prieur" after his marriage in February 1808 to Marie-Catherine-Nicole Le Prieur, daughter of the Parisian bookseller Pierre-Sébastien Le Prieur (1758-1834). Elder brother of the bookseller-publisher Auguste-Jean Belin, known as "Belin-Mandar" (1786-1851), of the stationer and printer Thermidor-Alexandre, known as Théophile Belin (1794-18..), and of the bookseller Dominique-François Belin (1798-1854). Licensed bookseller on October 1, 1812 (license renewed on March 15, 1817). Died in Paris on August 2, 1855. Father of the Parisian printer and author Jules-Léonor Belin-Leprieur (born in 1809). Marie-Anne-Reine Payro, wife of Michel Julliard, was only granted a bookseller's license to replace Léonard-François Belin-Leprieur on December 26, 1865. From around 1818, he worked in partnership with Félix Morizot (d. 1871), originally from Genevrières (Haute-Marne), like François I Belin; F. Morizot succeeded to the Belin-Leprieur firm in 1855.
Address: Paris: 1806-1855. - Quai des Augustins, No. 55 (the shop before the Poultry Market, by the Pont-Neuf; the shop next to the Market) [1806-1829]. - Rue Pavée-Saint-André-des-Arts, No. 5 [1829-1845]. - Rue Pavée-Saint-André-des-Arts, No. 3 [1855]. (Excerpt from the BNF catalogue website)