Henri Laurens

First edition and first printing of the 142 illustrations by Lucien Métivet, one of 20 numbered copies on Japan paper printed specially for the A. Melet bookshop, the only deluxe copies.
Handsome copy

First French edition published a few months after the first edition printed in Belgium.
Half black shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fillets showing minor traces of rubbing, one joint cracked and restored at head, double gilt fillet frames on black paper boards, corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt.
Work illustrated with 571 figures in text and on separate plates as well as a chromolithographic frontispiece.
Rare foxing.

First edition.
Bradel binding in half burgundy cloth with corners, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt floral motif, double gilt fillet at tail, black shagreen title-label with some small tears, marbled paper boards, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 50 unpublished drawings by the author.
Handsome copy.

First edition of 1000 numbered copies on luxury paper.
SPine very slightly faded, spine of the second volume cracked to foot, a pale dampstain to head of first pages of the second volume, otherwise a good set.
Richly illustrated.

Second edition with some parts in first edition.
Work illustrated with 100 linocut engravings by the author.
Two corner lacks and small stains to front cover, marginal creases affecting first leaves.
Rare.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 40 unpublished drawings by the author.
Engraving, modeling and decorative interpretations.
Front board detached, spine and boards slightly and marginally faded, otherwise a handsome copy.

Illustrated edition with black and color drawings by Louis Morin both in text and on plates.
Publisher's full red cloth binding, smooth red cloth spine, illustrated front cover.
Handsome copy.

New edition.
Half black sheep binding, faded smooth spine showing traces of rubbing decorated with gilt fillets, some skinning to the marbled paper boards, modest contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 50 unpublished drawings by the author and a watercolor facsimile.

Edition illustrated with 76 black (68) and colored (8) illustrations by Henry Morin.
Publisher's full cream cardboard binding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover.
Introduction by Louis Tarsot.
Handsome copy.

Edition illustrated with colored and black illustrations by Louis Morin.
Publisher's full navy cardboard binding, smooth spine, illustrated front cover with minor scuffing of no importance, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Corner lack to head of half-title page.

Edition illustrated with 134 drawings by A. Chapon.
Bradel binding in full brick-colored cloth, smooth spine decorated with double fillets and black typographical fleurons, gilt-tooled with the motto of the French Republic and the arms of the city of Paris on the front board, a school prize book from the Parisian Chaptal college.
Handsome copy abundantly illustrated.

First edition.
Illustrated with 128 etchings.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 50 unpublished drawings by the author.
Spine and boards very slightly and marginally faded, otherwise a handsome copy.

New edition.
Work illustrated with 28 engravings.
Worming and stains to boards, a small ballpoint pen annotation to front board, colored pencil highlighting inside.

New edition.
A very good copy.