SCHMIED (François-Louis) - MARDRUS (Jean Charles). Ruth and Booz. Literal translation of the Semitic Texts by Dr. J. C. Mardrus. Paris: F. L. Schmied, 1930. - In-4, 355 x 285: (38 ff. 3 first and 2 last blanks), silent cover. In sheets, filled cover, folder and publisher's case. Very beautiful illustrated edition of 28 mid-page compositions by François-Louis SCHMIED (1873-1941), woodcut in colour and printed, as well as the text, under the direction of his son Theo Schmied. Edition of 172 copies signed by François-Louis Schmied. ONE OF THE FIRST 7 EXAMPLES ON JAPAN, this one specially printed for Mr. Maurice Lange, enriched with a shipment from the illustrator in pencil, the decomposition of a board and a sequence of fumes. The dedication reads as follows : "Here at last is this book, dear friend, which you were one of the first to love and support with your enlightened sympathy ". L. Schmied // 20 January 1930A perfectly preserved copy.