Georges Hurtrel

First edition, one of 100 copies numbered and justified on Holland paper by the publisher, deluxe copy.
Fine copy despite small marginal worming on first endpaper.
Work illustrated with a color frontispiece, a facsimile letter as well as 7 plates of which 3 in color, historiated bandeaux and initials, reproducing drawings by Detaille, Berne-Bellecour, Baugnies, etc...

Illustrated edition with 8 two-tone plates and 2 etchings by Adolphe Lalauze.
Half brown-grey morocco binding with corners, spine with five raised bands showing minor rubbing, gilt initials at foot, gilt fillet frame on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, light scuffs to corners, gilt edges decorated with incised arabesque design, cherubs and the former owner's cipher.
Some minor foxing.

First Edition printed 1000 copies numbered and justified by Georges Hurtrel .
Binding half brown chocolate shagreen with corners, back thinned with nerves, golden nets framing marbled paper plates, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers, gilded head, binding signed C. Maillet.
Some small foxing, a trace of folding in the head of the first few sheets, ex-donos in the pen of a previous owner on the first guard and the page of false title.
Book decorated with in-text illustrations in black and a frontispiece in color.

Edition illustrated with 4 original etchings hors-texte de Paul Avril and numerous drawings in-text Georges Fraipont and printed in 1000 copies numbered on rod and justified by the publisher.
Bound in red half shagreen with corners, back with five nerves set with ornate golden dotted double gilded coffered and richly decorated golden tail date slight scratches on the top and bottom of a joint, framing of double nets gilded on the boards marbled paper, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, preserved covers, gilded head, signed binding Bellanger, bookbinder Orléans.
Some foxing.

First edition.
Half havana morocco binding with corners, faded spine decorated with gilt arabesques, gilt date and frieze at foot, olive morocco title-label, gilt fillet frames on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, binding signed in blind.
Work illustrated with in-text and full-page illustrations in black and color.
Some foxing.