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236 - MILLE (Pierre) – TOUCHET (Jacques). The Wonderful Tales of N…
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MILLE (Pierre) – TOUCHET (Jacques). The Wonderful Tales of Nasr'Eddine. First copy on Japanese paper, featuring an original watercolour by Jacques Touchet and beautifully bound in a splendid mosaic binding by René Kieffer. Paris, René Kieffer, 1924. One volume, large 8vo (246 x 190 mm). Green morocco, smooth spine, author, title and fleurons gilded, oval radiating fleuron in mosaic with a decoration of gilded round volutes, the covers with gilded and mosaic decoration of three stylised trees, a young bird in its nest, a bird in flight and clouds, cold-stamped fillet with cut-outs, gilt head, endpapers edged in shagreen and decorated with a triple gilt fillet, illustrated cover and spine preserved, edged slipcase. Binding signed René Kieffer. 183pp., 1f. Colour illustrations. Some very slight rubbing. "Sought-after and valued edition" [Carteret, IV-281] of The Wonderful Stories of Nasr'Eddine Hodja, told by Pierre Mille and illustrated by Jacques Touchet. Limited edition of 500 copies: one of the 20 special editions on Japanese paper (no. 3) containing a black-and-white series of engravings on Japanese paper and an original watercolour on vellum. The illustrations comprise 47 compositions by Jacques Touchet, coloured using stencils, including one on the cover, one on the title page and 45 within the text. Nasr'Eddine — or Nasreddine Hodja, depending on the source — is a legendary figure deeply rooted in the collective imagination of the Muslim world. Was he a slightly mad sage, or a wittily wise madman? No one really knows. Some say he lived in Turkey between 1208 and 1284, others place him in Iraq. One thing is certain, however: he is so famous that he has two graves, one in Turkey, the other in Algeria. From Marrakesh to Samarkand, from Kabul to the Caspian Sea, everyone knows Nasreddin — and everyone has a story to tell about him. A superb copy.
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