Léon CARRÉ

An edition of 500 copies, this one of 100 copies on Japon imperial paper, with a black-and-white suite of Léon Carré's 20 color illustrations.
Publisher's blue paper covers with gilt arabesques in relief, spine very slightly creased and sunned, the chemise with a few tears, slipcase with slight tears to two edges.

New edition of the French translation illustrated with original illustrations by Léon Carré, one of 750 numbered copies on laid paper, the only issue after 160 various Japan papers.
A handsome copy.

An outstanding illustrated edition of the most famous Arabic tales in the world : One Thousand and One Nights [ʾAlf Laylah wa-Laylah]

L'édition d'art H. Piazza, Paris 1926-1932, 23,5x31cm, 12 volumes in original wrappers housed in slipcases.
Ilustrated edition with 144 watercolors by Léon Carré, stencil-colored and gilt by Saudé as well as 85 color plates by Mohammed Racim, one of the few advance and named copies, numbered in roman numerals on wove paper. This copy issued for the famous binder René Aussourd. Only deluxe issue after 300 copies on japon paper.
Spine of volumes slightly faded, a few slipcases with tears on the edges, a slipcase damaged.
Handsome complete set in 12 volumes, with an advertising flyer for this edition added in the first volume's slipcase.

Edition decorated with 20 unpaged original colour illustrations by Léon Carré, one of the 135 numbered copies on Japan Imperial containing an inventory of all the illustrations on thin vellum, print after 25 Japan.
Full chocolate brown morocco binding, spine in four compartments set with floral motifs consisting of green, mauve and purple mosaic morocco pieces, blind roll tooling on the caps, frame of a beige mosaic morocco strip on the boards enriched with gilt dots in the corners and pieces of green, brown, purple and mauve mosaic morocco in a floral and leaf design, frame of seven gilt fillets and a chocolate brown mosaic morocco strip on the paste downs in full Havana morocco, watered silk endpapers embroidered with silver threads, following endpapers marbled, black fillets on the leading edges, covers and spines preserved, all edges gilt, slipcase edged in chocolate brown morocco, marbled paper boards, interior in chocolate brown paper, superb mosaic binding signed Marius Michel.
A very beautiful copy perfectly set in a full mosaic, lined morocco binding by Michel.

Edition illustrated with 52 heliogravures.
Precious autograph signed by Henri de Montherlant "A Marcel Ayme, these trifles ..."
Cover illustrated by Léon Carré.
spine slightly insolated with two small tears in the top and bottom.