Oeuvres

New edition, one of the very rare copies printed on salmon paper of which no mention is made.
Full brown shagreen bindings, spines with five raised bands set with black fillets decorated with double black compartments decorated with central gilt fleurons, gilt roulettes on headcaps, quintuple black fillet frames on boards enriched at corners with gilt fleurons and struck at their centers with four gilt fleurons forming a diamond, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt dentelle frame on pastedowns, edges gilt, gilt dots on leading edges, elegant unsigned bindings.
The complete set in 6 volumes comprises:
- Volumes 1 & 2: Le caravansérail
- Volume 3: Bardouc ou le pâtre du mont Taurus
- Volumes 4, 5 & 6: Contes nouveaux et Nouvelles nouvelles
Minor foxing of no consequence on white endpapers of bindings.
Rare and handsome copy, probably unique, beautifully produced and printed on salmon paper.