Louis JOU, Adolphe VAN BEVER
Oeuvres galantes des conteurs italiens de la Renaissance
Georges Crès & Cie|Paris 1921|15.50 x 20.50 cm|relié
French translation by Adolphe Van Bever and illustrated with 40 original wood engravings by Louis Jou, one of the numbered copies on Rives vellum.
Half black morocco binding, spine with two thick raised bands set with gilt fillets, imitation white wood paper boards, small foxing to boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, original wrappers preserved, elegant contemporary binding signed by Creuzevault.
Handsome copy in a beautiful Art Deco binding by Creuzevault.
€250