LEGRAND (Louis). The Book of Hours of Louis Legrand. Paris : Gustave Pellet, 1898. - In-8, 218 x 151 : (2 ff.), 201 pp., (5 ff.), 8 plates, illustrated cover. Dark brown jansenist morocco, spine ribbed, lining decorated with an engraving on silk framed with a double gilt fillet, brown silk endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, case (Canape). Superb work entirely illustrated by Louis LEGRAND, including numerous black compositions in the text and 13 original etchings in bistre or in black including one on the cover, 4 in the text and 8 out of the text. All the etchings have a serpente; those of the off-texts are captioned. Edition of only 160 copies on Arches laid paper with the artist's name in watermark, this one (n° 15) enriched with one of the 60 colour suites of the etchings, which were sold only to subscribers. There were also a few reprint copies. Beautiful copy bound by Canape, presenting on the linings 2 engravings from the book, printed on silk. Spine very slightly faded.