Le chercheur de tares

First edition, one of the 20 copies out of commerce numbered on Arches paper vellum and reserved for the bibliophilic society "XX".
Binding full morocco havana, smooth back decorated with a vertical piping with palladium, framing of golden dotted edges of the boards, gold and cold monogram at the bottom of the first board, guards and contreplats of paper with moiré effect, framing net to cold and golden dotted on the contreplats, ex-libris glued to the head of a contreplat, double covers and double back preserved, gilded head, binding Art Deco signed Jacques Anthoine-Legrain.
Very nice copy pleasantly established.
Handwritten signature of Catulle Mendes under the justification of the draw.