Louis Conard

First edition, one of the rare copies numbered and justified by the author on Japan paper of which no mention is made, deluxe copy.
Full red morocco binding, spine with five raised bands set with black fillets, gilt roulettes on the headcaps, gilt monogram of Julia Bartet at the head of the first cover, endpapers and pastedowns of khaki watered silk, frame of quintuple gilt fillets decorated with gilt fleurons in the corners on the pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges, double gilt fillets on the leading edges, slipcase with red morocco entry, marbled paper boards, interior of watered and embroidered silk, superb contemporary full...

Rare and probably the only test of "Pantagruelian Tales".
The work dates from 1903 before the addition of Jules Clarettie's preface and illustrations by Edmond Malassis.
The text, printed in Gothic characters is included in frames foliage, different from those of the edition marketed in 1905.
Bound in brown half morocco with corners, back with four double nerves decorated with a typographic mosaic pattern of green morocco, boards, guards and contreplats of marbled paper, gilded head, binding signed Trinckvel.
Nice copy nicely established.
Our copy is enriched with two autograph letters signed from Arthur Christian to Jules Claretie concerning the edition of...

Full set in 33 volumes of La Comédie humaine, from the complete works of Honoré de Balzac, published by Conard from 1912. Text revised and annotated by Marcel Bouteron and Henri Longnon.
One of 50 copies on papier ancien du Japon numbered and initialled by the publisher, most limited issue with a duplicate suite of the plates on Chine. 
Illustrations by Charles Huard, wood-engraved by Pierre Gusman, each with a duplicate print on Chine.
3/4 chocolate-brown morocco bindings, spines with five raised bands framed in gilt, blind-stamped motif in between, numerously ruled in gilt at head and foot of spines, gilt title and volume number, marbled paper boards, original covers...

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy.

New edition.
Touching autograph signed by the father of author Jean Psichari Henri Lavedan ".. ... In painful tribute Jean Psichari You would be much, much good to give me a copy of the letter you my son."
Back insolated, some spots in margins flat.