Alphonse Lemerre

First edition.

Bound in full dark green morocco, spine with five raised bands ruled in gilt dots and decorated with double gilt compartments embellished with gilt floral motifs, place and date gilt at foot, gilt rolls to the spine ends, minor rubbing to the bands and joints, covers framed with triple gilt fillets, comb-marbled endpapers and pastedowns, wide gilt dentelle border to the pastedowns, double gilt fillets to the edges, all edges gilt, a superb contemporary binding signed Chambolle-Duru.

Autograph inscription signed by Edmond Rostand to Charles Bergier: "... témoignage de vieille et sincère affection..."

First edition, one of three or four cop­ies printed on vellum skin, the most limited issue. A few copies printed on japon, 12 on Whatman, 12 on chine, and 350 copies on laid paper. Edited by Philippe Burty, the book features 42 sonnets and as many original etchings.
Contemporary full dark purple morocco binding, slightly recolored spine with five raised bands, gilt title, purple wa­tered-silk pastedowns and endleaves followed by vellum endleaves, inner gilt dentelle, sides and spine-ends framed in gilt, all edges gilt, marbled paper slip­case bordered in purple mo­rocco, binding signed by Au­guste Petit.

Only two oth­er vellum cop­ies recorded: Melot and Delteil...