Francis de CROISSET

First edition, one of 650 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Autograph signature of the author on the half-title page.
Occasional light foxing mainly affecting the endpapers.

First printing of the woodcuts and headpieces by Henry de Renaucourt, one of 24 on Hollande paper.
Bradel binding in half cardboard with vellum-style bands, smooth spine, snake-skin-style title label framed with wavy gilt fillets, snake-skin cardboard bands, moiré-effect paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
Our copy, as stipulated in the justification, is complete with the Japan paper suite of the 6 original woodcuts.
Fine copy in excellent condition.

First edition, one of the review copies service.
Press clippings pasted on the first guard.
Autograph dated and signed by Francis de Croisset to François Serpeille de Gobineau.

La Féérie cinghalaise. [The Sinhalese Magic]New edition, one of the copies on pur chiffon paper.
Art Deco binding in full burgundy bakelite, joints mounted on “piano type” hinges, covers are bisected at the edges. The first cover is foraged with three hallow horizontals fillets and embellished with frieze of chiseled fillets, the latter frieze is set in silver metal plate carrying the engraved title of the book, likewise the small plate on the spine, the endpages and pastedownss are of iridescent silk enhanced with gold, the wrapper is preserved, the top edge is gilt, exceptional Art...

Edition on current paper it is printed in Japan 10 leading copies.
Signed autograph of Francis de Croisset Albert Fayolle.
Nice copy.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on alfa.
A good copy.