Bidspirit auction | A rare Louis Vuitton Britannica

A rare Louis Vuitton Britannica monogram canvas library trunk, 1911 27 x 89 x 34 cm. (10.63 x 35.03 x 13.39 in.) - A rare Louis Vuitton Britannica monogram canvas library trunk, 1911 With a full set of the 1911 edition 'Encyclopedia Britannica' Leather and brass-bound, with a leather handle to the top and a lock at each end, the interior is lined in cream felt and linen. The lock stamped 'BTE S.G.D.G. PATENT, LOUIS VUITTON, 1 RUE SCRIBE PARIS, 149 NEW BOND STREET LONDON, MADE IN FRANCE', the interior labelled 'SPECIALLY MADE FOR THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA BY LOUIS VUITTON, 149 NEW BOND ST. LONDON' and numbered '209880' to the linen lining of the lid. 'The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information', 28 volumes and 1 index (29 volumes in total), dark hardcovers with gilt lettering. 27 x 89 x 34 cm. (10.63 x 35.03 x 13.39 in.) Please note: condition reports are not part of the lot description. To request a condition report, please contact us at info@carlobonte.be .