Charles JOUAS

First edition printed in only 125 numbered copies on strong laid paper.
Work illustrated by Charles Jouas with 12 compositions engraved with etching and burin by Boisson, including one frontispiece and eleven in-text. These engravings were printed on China paper in Wittman's workshops and mounted on laid paper.
Full lavallière morocco binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with triple gilt compartments, place and date at foot, quintuple gilt compartment framing the boards, important gilt stamped decoration framing the pastedowns, combed paper endpapers, double gilt fillet on the edges, guilloche headcaps, original covers preserved, all edges gilt, binding signed...

First edition, one of 650 numbered copies on Japon impérial paper.
Work illustrated with 17 original color compositions by Charles Jouas.
Handsome copy despite light marginal foxing of no consequence on the first cover.

first edition on the current paper.
Signed autograph of Father Pierre Mugnier Galiffet.
Book ornate frontispiece, a portrait of JK Huysmans by Charles Jonas.
Nice copy.