SCHMIED (François-Louis) - GOETHE. Faust. Tragedy of Gœthe according to the translation by Gérard de Nerval. Paris: Ch. Henchoz, 1938. - In-folio, 351 x 260: (4 ff. 3 first blanks), CCI pp., (5 ff. 2 last blanks), printed cover. Maroquin burgundy, first plate decorated with 3 wide horizontal bands of inlaid stingray, and 6 rectangles and 2 triangles of white bakelite glued, smooth back, lining and endpapers of burgundy suede, untrimmed, cover and back preserved, shirt with back and overlapping bands of burgundy maroquin , case (M. J. Guian Milliaud). Rare edition of one of the last illustrated books by François-Louis SCHMIED (1873-1941), decorated with 66 compositions by the artist, including 20 full-page, 24 "stage" heads and 22 culs-de-lampe. There is an interesting bibliographical indication at the end of the book: "F. L. Schmied designed the model of this edition and decorated it with 66 original compositions. He began his work in January 1929 under the patronage of a group of bibliophiles chaired by Louis Barthou. His first compositions were exhibited at the Pavillon de Marsan in 1932. Due to unforeseeable circumstances they could not be executed in engravings. Taken up again in 1936 with new compositions and at the expense of Mr. Charles Henchoz, the work was engraved on wood, typographically composed and printed by Theo. Schmied Jr. under the direction of his father. It was completed in all its parts on Christmas Day 1938. " The edition was printed in 100 copies on vellum paper, signed by Schmied, plus 6 copies said to be from collaborators. This one, numbered 17, is one of the first 20 enriched with a double suite in black and colour of illustrations on japanese. These two suites have been bound separately in a volume in half maroon maroon with corners; they are also complete with their printed cover . Very nice copy bound by Marie Josée