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DOUCET (Jérôme). Tales of the Spinner.
See original version (French)
104
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DOUCET (Jérôme). Tales of the Spinner.
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
DOUCET (Jérôme). Tales of the Spinner. Paris, Ch. Tallandier, [1900]. One small quarto volume, paperback with an illustrated cloth-bound cover, and a separate volume of loose-leaf pages; the set in a slipcase and a post-1900 case, with a title label in brown morocco leather.
First edition of these seven tales, illustrated with 105 black-and-white en-plaque illustrations by Alfred GARTH JONES; each page of text is framed by a large Art Nouveau decorative motif, the colour and design of which vary according to the tale. The work is a sequel to *Contes de Haute-Lisse*, published the previous year.
Limited edition of 550 numbered copies. This one is one of 25 copies printed on Chinese paper, enhanced with a set of all the woodcuts and borders.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Antique and modern books: catalogued sale
Auction location
Auction time
11/14/2026 at 10:30 AM
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