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Lot 180

[BINDINGS]. -- [SOCIÉTÉ DES BEAUX ARTS]. BOURGET, Paul. Pastels. -- And 8 other works. Paris: Société des Beaux Arts, n.d. 10 volumes. Contemporary turquoise levant morocco. LIMITED EDITION, “Édition de Deux Mondes.”

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[BINDINGS]. -- [SOCIÉTÉ DES BEAUX ARTS]. BOURGET, Paul (1852-1935). Pastels. -- DE MUSSET, Paul de (1804-1880). The Last Abbé. -- FLAUBERT, Gustave (1821-1880). A Simple Heart. -- Hérodias. -- GAUTIER, Théophile (1811-1872). King Candaules. -- Jean and Jeannette. -- A Night of Cleopatra. -- LONGUS. Daphnis and Chloe. -- SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Romeo and Juliet. J. Wagrez and Louis Titz, illustrators. -- Antony and Cleopatra. Paris: Société des Beaux Arts, n.d.


10 volumes, 4to. Numerous engraved illustrations, many hand-colored or printed in color, printed in three states: India paper, Japan paper, and in color. Contemporary turquoise levant morocco, broad gilt and plum, sienna and ivory morocco onlay border, enclosing large central and plum onlaid morocco fleur-de-lys, spines in 5 compartments with 4 raised bands gilt, tan, sienna and ivory morocco onlays in 3, turn-ins gilt, tan morocco doublures, upper doublures with white onlaid morocco centerpieces with hand-colored engraved figures, ivory watered silk endleaves, top edges gilt, others uncut. (Spines slightly sunned, some minor rubbing and a few tiny chips to spine ends). Provenance: Robin Biddle Martin (bookplates). 

LIMITED EDITION, copy V of an edition of 20 lettered copies of the “Édition de Deux Mondes" printed on Japan vellum. The works include illustrations by A. Robaudi, Ad. Lalauze, Émile Adan, Georges Rochegrosse, Paul Avril, Raphaël Collin, J. Wagrez, and Louis Titz.

Property from the Estate of William D. Weiss, Jackson, Wyoming
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