Louis Yseux

Charming illustrated edition featuring, as the frontispiece to the first volume, a portrait of Alfred de Musset after the original painting by Charles Landelle, together with 28 drawings by Alexandre Bida; one of the numbered copies printed on laid paper.

Bound in full midnight-blue Russian morocco, spines with five raised bands gilt-tooled with garlands and decorated with gilt fillets and blind-stamped typographical ornaments, gilt rolls to the spine ends, gilt dates at the foot, a few joints slightly split at the head or tail, covers framed with quintuple gilt fillets, gilt armorial bearings stamped at the centres, red moiré silk endleaves and doublures, gilt dentelle border to...

First edition, illustrated with 32 color illustrations by Sureda and engraved by Aubert (full-page, headpieces and fine lettering), many of which are enhanced in gold or silver ink.

Limited edition of 400 copies. This one, marked H. C. V, is one of the rare first paper copies on the finest Japon (only 15 copies), containing every engraving in double state on Vieux Japon and Japon Impérial of all the woodcuts, covers and spine.

 
Signed and inscribed on the title page from the authors: "What a pleasure it is for you, O reader, if you enjoy La Fête arabe !" Jérôme and Jean Tharaud. December 1928."

Illustrated edition with first printing of 28 etched compositions by O. Cortazzo engraved by Abot and Clapes. Limited to 1000 copies, one of 825 on tinted laid paper, hand-numbered 209 and justified by the publisher.
Half chocolate morocco with corners ca 1920, signed at top of endpaper Yseux, successor to Simier. Spine with raised bands decorated with ornate compartments and a central mirrored tool. Covers and spine preserved. Top edge gilt. Uncut copy. Paper perfectly white, free from foxing. Spine slightly faded.

Handsome copy, with very beautiful engravings perfectly integrated into the text.

First collected edition, in 12mo format, partly original, published in the author's collected works at the same time and by the same publisher as the 8vo edition (see Clouzot, Le guide du bibliophile, page 84).

Some light foxing.

In this three-volume 12mo edition, the numerous previously unpublished poems occupy the entirety of the third volume (see Clouzot, Le guide du bibliophile, page 84).

Contemporary bindings in black Russian half morocco with marbled paper boards, gilt fillet borders, smooth spines decorated with gilt rolls and floral tools, marbled endpapers, bindings executed in the Romantic revival style and signed...