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159 - SILVESTRE (Armand). Le Conte de l’Archer.
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Estimate €120 - €150

Description

SILVESTRE (Armand). *Le Conte de l’Archer*. Paris: Lahure, Rouveyre & Blond, 1883. One in-8 volume, ultramarine blue morocco, richly decorated ribbed spine, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, double gilt fillet on the headbands and footbands, interior framing of rich gilt lace, illustrated cover and spine preserved [binding signed CHAMBOLLE-DURU]. Scattered foxing on the endpapers. 46 illustrations, including the frontispiece and 5 plates engraved by Gillot after Victor Armand Poirson and chromolithographed by Lahure. Limited edition on large-format paper, restricted to 225 numbered copies. One of the 125 copies on Japanese paper from the Imperial Manufactories (no. 178). Carteret IV, 362–363: “A highly regarded edition. This work is the first example of colour Gillot engraving, for which the publisher and printer Lahure was awarded the gold medal at the Book Exhibition.”

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159 - SILVESTRE (Armand). *Le Conte de l’Archer*. See original version (French)

159 - SILVESTRE (Armand). Le Conte de l’Archer.
See original version (French)