Edition first t Irage. A Jan. 50 copies on large paper. Copy # 48 of Whatman Illustrated January 4 etchings drawn in 4 states, including 2 of Japan including the frontispiece. Covers preserved. Binding half morocco chocolate corners signed Mercier. Back with nerves decorated with multiple chambers. Golden head. Scorched blankets. Prints on Japanese paper with very pale foxing marginal sparse. Beautiful copy in a truly superb condition.