Les caquets de l'accouchée

Illustrated edition with 14 in-text black etchings by Adolphe Lalauze (8 chapter headings, 6 tailpieces), one of 170 numbered copies on Holland paper.
The etchings are in duplicate state in our copy.
Preface by Louis Ulbach.
Full glazed brown morocco binding, smooth spine decorated with a pattern of gilt sextuple compartments, location and date gilt at foot, gilt roulettes on headcaps, covers framed with a pattern of octuple gilt fillets, white and purple watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, pastedowns framed with a pattern of quintuple gilt fillets, double gilt fillets on leading edges, original wrappers preserved, all edges gilt, magnificent unsigned binding.
A very handsome copy superbly bound.