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Pierre BONNARD & Félix VALLOTTON

Jules RENARD

Histoires naturelles

Flammarion, Paris s.d. [1904], 11,5x19cm, relié sous chemise et étui.

[Natural Histories]
Flammarion ◇ Paris [1904] ◇ 11,5 x 19 cmhalf Bradel cloth binding and custom slipcase

New edition and first printing of the su­perb illustrations by Pierre Bonnard, one of 20 numbered copies on japon, the only deluxe paper issue.
Half blue percaline bradel binding with corners, smooth spine adorned with a central gilt fleuron and double gilt fillet at the foot, chocolate brown shagreen ti­tle label with minor scuffing, french curl on Turkish patterned paper boards, cov­ers and spine preserved, contemporary binding signed Carayon. Spine slightly browned, corners slightly dulled.
Our copy is housed under a half moroc­co chemise with five raised bands, “ill. de P. Bonnard” stamped in gilt at foot of spine, boards of tiger patterned paper, and a slipcase bordered with blue Moroc­co with boards of tiger patterned paper signed T. Boichot.
Illustrated with 68 drawings by Pierre Bonnard, the second cover is also illus­trated with a drawing by Félix Vallotton for the edition of Poil de Carotte pub­lished by the same publisher two years earlier.
A rare and pleasant copy in a contempo­rary binding by Carayon.

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