[MAX FURS].
La Dernière Lettre Persane.
Paris: Fourrures Max (impr. Draeger frères à Montrouge), [1920]. - In-folio, (4 ff.), 12 plates. Stapled, in illustrated hardback folder.

Pages d'or de l'édition publicitaire, n° 17, p. 72.

This remarkable album is one of Draeger's most prestigious advertising editions in terms of the quality and luxury of its production. On 4 leaves, it features a text by Miguel Zamacoïs, printed in black and gold on a pale blue background, pastiching Montesquieu's famous Lettres, recounting the visit of a Persian to Paris to discover its luxury, its elegant women and particularly its fashions.

The text is complemented by 12 superb plates, enhanced with gold and stencils in the "pure style of the twenties", by Spanish artist Edouardo GARCÍA BENITO (1891-1981).

The set is presented in a handsome hardback folder, illustrated with a black-and-gold composition by García Benito.

A fine copy. Restoration at bottom of spine. Glue transfer and small tear on verso of last leaf due to tape on protective cover.
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[MAX FURS]. La Dernière Lettre Persane. Paris: Fourrures Max (impr. Draeger frères à Montrouge), [1920]. - In-folio, (4 ff.), 12 plates. Stapled, in illustrated hardback folder. Pages d'or de l'édition publicitaire, n° 17, p. 72. This remarkable album is one of Draeger's most prestigious advertising editions in terms of the quality and luxury of its production. On 4 leaves, it features a text by Miguel Zamacoïs, printed in black and gold on a pale blue background, pastiching Montesquieu's famous Lettres, recounting the visit of a Persian to Paris to discover its luxury, its elegant women and particularly its fashions. The text is complemented by 12 superb plates, enhanced with gold and stencils in the "pure style of the twenties", by Spanish artist Edouardo GARCÍA BENITO (1891-1981). The set is presented in a handsome hardback folder, illustrated with a black-and-gold composition by García Benito. A fine copy. Restoration at bottom of spine. Glue transfer and small tear on verso of last leaf due to tape on protective cover.

Estimate
€2,000 - €3,000
Result
€2,274
Buyer's premium
26%
[MAX FURS]. La Dernière Lettre Persane. Paris: Fourrures Max (impr. Draeger frères à Montrouge), [1920]. - In-folio, (4 ff.), 12 plates. Stapled, in illustrated hardback folder. Pages d'or de l'édition publicitaire, n° 17, p. 72. This remarkable album is one of Draeger's most prestigious advertising editions in terms of the quality and luxury of its production. On 4 leaves, it features a text by Miguel Zamacoïs, printed in black and gold on a pale blue background, pastiching Montesquieu's famous Lettres, recounting the visit of a Persian to Paris to discover its luxury, its elegant women and particularly its fashions. The text is complemented by 12 superb plates, enhanced with gold and stencils in the "pure style of the twenties", by Spanish artist Edouardo GARCÍA BENITO (1891-1981). The set is presented in a handsome hardback folder, illustrated with a black-and-gold composition by García Benito. A fine copy. Restoration at bottom of spine. Glue transfer and small tear on verso of last leaf due to tape on protective cover.
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