L. Carteret

Illustrated edition in first and only printing with 18 hors-texte and one etched header, with 2 title vignettes by Julian-Damazy colored in watercolor. Initial letters also heightened with watercolor. Limited to 400 copies. One of 300 on Holland paper numbered 186.
Contemporary full green morocco binding with mosaic work, signed Blanchetière at the bottom of the front pastedown, with slipcase covered in beautiful handmade paper in gold, green and white, and bordered with brown morocco. Spine with 4 raised bands decorated with 4 compartments in pink morocco mosaic with dotted fillets following the contours. A central iron mosaic in green. Author, title and date gilt at tail. Boards with

Edition illustrated with 29 original compositions by François Schommer (including the cover), one of 75 deluxe numbered copies on Japan or Marais laid paper, ours on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
Full blue morocco binding, spine very lightly sunned with five raised bands set with gilt dots and decorated with gilt interlaced designs, date and place gilt at foot, gilt roulettes on headcaps, wide frame of fifteen gilt fillets in interlaced pattern on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, frame of gilt fillets in interlaced pattern on pastedowns, double gilt fillets on edges, covers preserved, top and fore edges gilt, engraved bookplate pasted on one pastedown, elegant English binding very

First printing of the illustrated edition. One of 100 deluxe copies on Japan or China paper, here on China paper No. XLIII numbered by hand and justified. General printing of 600 copies. 24 engravings in 3 states, line, in black, in colors, totaling 72 illustrations. The stones, as stipulated in the printing notice, were destroyed.
Contemporary half orange morocco binding with corners signed Strobants. Raised band spine decorated with mirror irons set in a succession of compartments, roulettes at head and tail. Top edge gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Some foxing on the title page and in the margins, but very rare.
Engraved armorial bookplate by Malatesta: Bibliothèque de Monsieu

Edition illustrated with 14 original lithographs by Maurice Eliot and printed in 200 numbered copies on vellum.
Our copy contains a triple state of lithographs.
Handsome copy.

Edition decorated with 13 original illustrations by Maurice Leloir engraved with burin and etching by Léon Boisson, one of 125 numbered copies on vélin du Marais, the only deluxe copies after 75 Japan.
Foxing on spine and in margins of boards, handsome interior condition.