LOUŸS (Pierre) - COLLIN (Raphaël). Les Chansons de Bilitis. Paris: Librairie des amateurs, A. Ferroud, F. Ferroud Successeur, 1906. - In-8, 266 x 194: frontispiece, (3 ff.), IX, 181 pp, (1 f.), 7 plates, illustrated cover. Plum morocco, triple listel of eggplant morocco framing the boards, interlaced at the corners, mosaic pattern in havana morocco over part of the listels at the corners, ribbed spine decorated with mosaic patterns in the same style, ecru morocco lining, richly and broadly framed in the Art Nouveau style, with gilded and mosaicked fillets, listels, foliage and palmettes, unbleached silk endpapers, double endpapers, gilded edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, lined case (David 1908). Deluxe edition of 325 copies, illustrated with 33 etchings by Raphaël COLLIN (1850-1916) engraved by Charles Chessa, including one on the title, 24 in the text and 8 hors texte. One of 60 copies on japon impérial or grand vélin d'Arches, here on japon impérial (no. 108), containing two states of the engravings, including the one before the letter with remarks. A superb copy in a contemporary lined and mosaic binding, signed by David, enriched with the publication prospectus.
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LOUŸS (Pierre) - COLLIN (Raphaël).
Les Chansons de Bilitis.
Paris: Librairie des amateurs, A. Ferroud, F. Ferroud Successeur, 1906. - In-8, 266 x 194: frontispiece, (3 ff.), IX, 181 pp, (1 f.), 7 plates, illustrated cover. Plum morocco, triple listel of eggplant morocco framing the boards, interlaced at the corners, mosaic pattern in havana morocco over part of the listels at the corners, ribbed spine decorated with mosaic patterns in the same style, ecru morocco lining, richly and broadly framed in the Art Nouveau style, with gilded and mosaicked fillets, listels, foliage and palmettes, unbleached silk endpapers, double endpapers, gilded edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, lined case (David 1908).
Deluxe edition of 325 copies, illustrated with 33 etchings by Raphaël COLLIN (1850-1916) engraved by Charles Chessa, including one on the title, 24 in the text and 8 hors texte.
One of 60 copies on japon impérial or grand vélin d'Arches, here on japon impérial (no. 108), containing two states of the engravings, including the one before the letter with remarks.
A superb copy in a contemporary lined and mosaic binding, signed by David, enriched with the publication prospectus.
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