[PIAZZA ÉDITEUR]. Set of 6 illustrated works by the art publisher H. Piazza: - MUSSET (Alfred de). La Nuit vénitienne. Fantasio. Les Caprices de Marianne. Paris: Éditions d'Art Piazza, [1912]. -In-4, paperback, lined cover. Edition illustrated with beautiful black and colored compositions by Brunelleschi. Copy of the ordinary edition on wove paper. Slight wetness at the bottom of the spine, browning caused by a handwritten letter on page 10 and the facing plate. - SINDBAD LE MARIN et d'autres contes des Mille et une nuits. Paris : H. Piazza, [1919]. - In-4, havana half-chagrin with corners, gilt fillets, ornate ribbed spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover preserved. Edition of 1,500 numbered copies, illustrated with numerous out-of-text compositions by Edmond Dulac, reproduced in color under a captioned serpente. Spine faded, rubbed and split at hinges. - BARRUCAND (Victor). Le Chariot de terre cuite. Based on the Indian play attributed to King Soudraka. Paris : H. Piazza, [1921]. - In-4, paperback, lined cover. New edition of Victor Barrucand's adaptation of this play, illustrated with color ornaments on each page of text and 20 superb out-of-text color compositions by painter Léon CARRÉ. Edition of 910 copies; this is one of 750 on vellum from Manufactures Blanchet frères et Kléber. Spine partly detached, slight traces of tape at spine ends and on second white endpaper. - FORT (Paul). Le Livre des ballades. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Paris: Éditions d'Art H. Piazza, [1921]. - In-4, red morocco, cold fillet framing the boards, ribbed spine, red head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (modern binding). Edition of 1,300 copies, illustrated with beautiful black and color compositions by Arthur Rackham. One of only 1000 copies with a state of the color hors-texts. A fine copy. Spine slightly faded. - AUCASSIN ET NICOLETTE. Chante fable from the 12th century translated into modern French by Gustave Michaud. Illustrations by Léon Carré. Paris : Édition d'Art Piazza, [1929]. In-8, Bradel-style ivory parchment, smooth spine decorated with painted compositions, red head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (A. Pinart-Lefort). Fine edition illustrated with numerous ornaments and out-of-text color compositions by Léon Carré. Copy on unnumbered laid paper, very well bound. - HOFFMANN. Contes... translated by P. Christian. Illustrations by Mario Laboccetta. Paris : H. Piazza, [1932]. -Large in-8, paperback, lined cover. Edition illustrated with color compositions by Mario Laboccetta. Edition of 2210 copies; this is one of 2000 on chiffon vellum.
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€278
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[PIAZZA ÉDITEUR].
Set of 6 illustrated works by the art publisher H. Piazza:
- MUSSET (Alfred de). La Nuit vénitienne. Fantasio. Les Caprices de Marianne. Paris: Éditions d'Art Piazza, [1912]. -In-4, paperback, lined cover.
Edition illustrated with beautiful black and colored compositions by Brunelleschi. Copy of the ordinary edition on wove paper. Slight wetness at the bottom of the spine, browning caused by a handwritten letter on page 10 and the facing plate.
- SINDBAD LE MARIN et d'autres contes des Mille et une nuits. Paris : H. Piazza, [1919]. - In-4, havana half-chagrin with corners, gilt fillets, ornate ribbed spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover preserved.
Edition of 1,500 numbered copies, illustrated with numerous out-of-text compositions by Edmond Dulac, reproduced in color under a captioned serpente. Spine faded, rubbed and split at hinges.
- BARRUCAND (Victor). Le Chariot de terre cuite. Based on the Indian play attributed to King Soudraka. Paris : H. Piazza, [1921]. - In-4, paperback, lined cover.
New edition of Victor Barrucand's adaptation of this play, illustrated with color ornaments on each page of text and 20 superb out-of-text color compositions by painter Léon CARRÉ.
Edition of 910 copies; this is one of 750 on vellum from Manufactures Blanchet frères et Kléber.
Spine partly detached, slight traces of tape at spine ends and on second white endpaper.
- FORT (Paul). Le Livre des ballades. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Paris: Éditions d'Art H. Piazza, [1921]. - In-4, red morocco, cold fillet framing the boards, ribbed spine, red head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (modern binding).
Edition of 1,300 copies, illustrated with beautiful black and color compositions by Arthur Rackham. One of only 1000 copies with a state of the color hors-texts. A fine copy.
Spine slightly faded.
- AUCASSIN ET NICOLETTE. Chante fable from the 12th century translated into modern French by Gustave Michaud. Illustrations by Léon Carré. Paris : Édition d'Art Piazza, [1929]. In-8, Bradel-style ivory parchment, smooth spine decorated with painted compositions, red head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (A. Pinart-Lefort).
Fine edition illustrated with numerous ornaments and out-of-text color compositions by Léon Carré. Copy on unnumbered laid paper, very well bound.
- HOFFMANN. Contes... translated by P. Christian. Illustrations by Mario Laboccetta. Paris : H. Piazza, [1932]. -Large in-8, paperback, lined cover.
Edition illustrated with color compositions by Mario Laboccetta. Edition of 2210 copies; this is one of 2000 on chiffon vellum.
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