DECARIS (Albert) - SHAKESPEARE (William). Macbeth. Translation by François-Victor Hugo, revised by Daniel Sargent and Léon Cathlin. Paris: Éditions du fuseau chargé de laine, [1931]. - In-4, 328x250: (6 ff. first two blank), 177 pp, (2 ff.), illustrated cover. Maroquin burgundy, inlaid copper in the first cover, smooth spine, burgundy maroquin framed inside, decorated with four gilt fillets, brick linen lining and endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved (Creuzevault). Fine edition illustrated with 112 original copper engravings by Albert DECARIS (1901-1988), including one frontispiece, two cover engravings and five double-page engravings. Edition of 365 copies, this being one of 285 on Montval laid paper. A superb copy bound by Creuzevault, enriched with the following items: - an inlaid copperplate on the first plate, for a rejected plate depicting Macbeth in full length, - a proof of this copperplate on wove paper, - a very fine original wash drawing, in book format, signed by the artist, depicting Macbeth entering the witches' cave, - an original unsigned Indian ink drawing of a sword, also in book format, - one of 65 suites on Montval laid paper of the 33 principal engravings in first state, plus three refused, 7 of which are justified and signed in pencil by the artist (the cover, the five on double page and the refused plate on double page for Act III). A perfectly preserved copy.