Samuel Ustazade SILVESTRE DE SACY

First edition.
Some light foxing, three small paper lacks to the head of the covers of the second volume.
Contemporary half red shagreen bindings, spines with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.

New edition revised and preceded by a preface by Sylvestre de Sacy.
Full navy blue shagreen bindings, spine with four raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with double gilt compartments embellished with gilt typographical motifs, gilt roulettes on the headcaps, frame of quadruple gilt fillets on the covers enriched at the corners with gilt typographical motifs, frame of gilt dentelle on the pastedowns, white watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, soiled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt pointillé on the edges, all edges gilt, elegant unsigned bindings.
Pen gift inscription at the head of an endpaper of the first volume as a present.
Handsome copy in elegant decorative...

Illustrated with original color etchings hors texte by Jean Bruller, one of 50 numbered copies on Japon impérial paper, the tirage de tête.
With 11 original etchings, of which 1 frontispiece, as well as 10 original initials and 10 ornaments by Jean Bruller.
This copy, like all copies of the tirage de tête, is complete with its suite of first-state etchings, its suite in black and white and an original drawing by Jean Bruller.
Additionally, there is the third state of a rejected etching.
Four small traces of adhesive paper to head and foot of endpapers, otherwise a fine copy.
Rare.

Second edition, revised and corrected.
Full sheep binding with gauffered decoration, spine with five raised bands decorated with dotted and gilt fillets, quadruple gilt fillet frame on boards, decorative gilt board-edges, all edges gilt, gilt fillets on leading edges, traces of rubbing to joints, scattered foxing.
Work illustrated with one folding plate.
Rare.