Imprimerie Gillot|s. l. • [Paris] s. d. [1885]|24.50 x 32 cm|relié
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GAUTIER Judith & SAIONJI Kinmochi woodcuts by YAMAMOTO Hosui Poèmes de la libellule [Poems of the Dragonfly] Imprimerie Gillot, n. p. [Paris] n. d. [1885], 24,5 x 32 cm, half box binding First edition of the French translation by Judith Gautier from the Japanese after the literal version of Saionji Kinmochi, for which no grand papier (deluxe) copies were printed. Volume fully illustrated with full-page color wood engravings of Yamamoto. Binding in half green box, paper boards with geometrical and floral patterns of Japanese inspiration, green box spine, preserved wrappers with small stains, elegant binding by Boichot. Rare. $ 2 800