Henry LEMARIÉ

First printing of the 109 colored wood miniatures by Henry Lemarié, one of the numbered copies on Rives laid paper for each of the volumes.
Small tear at foot of spine of the Bluebeard slipcase, very light rubbing without significance to the slipcases, two small tears at foot of second board of the silent wrapper encasing Cinderella.

We include the illustrated catalogue of Jean Porson editions as well as the catalogue, printed on Rives, announcing the collection of Charles Perrault tales illustrated by Henry Lemarié. This descriptive catalogue is decorated with the frontispiece of Sleeping Beauty in black, two vignettes and two in-text illustrations by Henry Lemarié

First printing of the 109 color miniatures by Henry Lemarié, one of the numbered copies on Rives laid paper for each volume.
Small traces of soiling on the inner flaps of the slipcases which also have small paper lacks to the corners.
Handsome and rare set, lacking three of its slipcases, which was originally intended to comprise six tales but of which only three were published.