BARTHÉLÉMY (Henri) - ROUQUETTE (Louis-Frédéric).
The Island of Hell.
Paris : Éditions Mornay, 1924. - Large in-8, 295 x 205 : (4 ff.), 189 pp., (1 f.), illustrated cover. Fawn basane, large marbled basane piece in the center of the first plate, decorated with cold waves, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine kept (modern binding). 

First edition forming the ninth title of the "Original Collection". It is illustrated with seventy-three original woodcuts by Henri BARTHÉLÉMY (1884-1977), including one on the frontispiece, one on the title, one on the back cover and the others in the text, at the head of a chapter or in the cul-de-lampe.

UNIQUE COPY ON OLD JAPON À LA FORME, BEARING THE NUMBER 1, ENRICHED WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, USED FOR THE ILLUSTRATION.

Beautiful copy in modern binding. The central piece on the first plate seems to be a reuse of the original binding.
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BARTHÉLÉMY (Henri) - ROUQUETTE (Louis-Frédéric). The Island of Hell. Paris : Éditions Mornay, 1924. - Large in-8, 295 x 205 : (4 ff.), 189 pp., (1 f.), illustrated cover. Fawn basane, large marbled basane piece in the center of the first plate, decorated with cold waves, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine kept (modern binding). First edition forming the ninth title of the "Original Collection". It is illustrated with seventy-three original woodcuts by Henri BARTHÉLÉMY (1884-1977), including one on the frontispiece, one on the title, one on the back cover and the others in the text, at the head of a chapter or in the cul-de-lampe. UNIQUE COPY ON OLD JAPON À LA FORME, BEARING THE NUMBER 1, ENRICHED WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, USED FOR THE ILLUSTRATION. Beautiful copy in modern binding. The central piece on the first plate seems to be a reuse of the original binding.

Estimate
€800 - €1,200
Result
€1,000
Buyer's premium
25%
BARTHÉLÉMY (Henri) - ROUQUETTE (Louis-Frédéric). The Island of Hell. Paris : Éditions Mornay, 1924. - Large in-8, 295 x 205 : (4 ff.), 189 pp., (1 f.), illustrated cover. Fawn basane, large marbled basane piece in the center of the first plate, decorated with cold waves, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine kept (modern binding). First edition forming the ninth title of the "Original Collection". It is illustrated with seventy-three original woodcuts by Henri BARTHÉLÉMY (1884-1977), including one on the frontispiece, one on the title, one on the back cover and the others in the text, at the head of a chapter or in the cul-de-lampe. UNIQUE COPY ON OLD JAPON À LA FORME, BEARING THE NUMBER 1, ENRICHED WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, USED FOR THE ILLUSTRATION. Beautiful copy in modern binding. The central piece on the first plate seems to be a reuse of the original binding.
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