H. Launette & Cie|Paris 1888|22.50 x 31.50 cm|relié
€600
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First illustrated edition with 350 compositions by Edouard Zier. Claude Motteroz printing house. Color cover. Printed on grand velin blanc paper. A deluxe edition was produced: 75 copies on Japan paper, some with the original drawings. Contemporary half red morocco binding with corners, glazed, signed at the top of the first endpaper A. Jonquières. Spine with raised bands decorated with 17th-century inspired tools in compartments. Gilt titles and date. Covers and spine preserved. Some pale foxing on title page, very occasional foxing thereafter. Very fresh overall.