FAY (Clark) - MAETERLINCK (Maurice). - Lot 112

FAY (Clark) - MAETERLINCK (Maurice). Ariadne and Bluebeard. Tale in three acts. Lyon : Cercle lyonnais du livre, 1943. - In-4, 292 x 227 : (58 ff. 2 first and 2 last blank), illustrated cover. Beige morocco, boards and spine decorated with gilt crosses, two wide horizontal bands of havana morocco in hollow on the boards, decorated with three lozenges in relief, wide beige morocco frame decorated with gilt crosses inside, beige cloth lining and endpapers, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved, beige morocco spine case (Creuzevault, case from the Laurenchet workshops). Beautiful edition printed at 145 copies on blue paper of the Vidalon mills, illustrated with 43 original drypoints by Clark FAY (1894-1956) of which 1 on the cover and 3 on full page. Copy specially printed for Edmond Masurel, very well bound by Creuzevault.