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169 - PERRET, Paul. DELORT. LELOIR. Les Demoiselles de Liré.
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Estimate €150 - €200
Description
PERRET, Paul. DELORT. LELOIR. Les Demoiselles de Liré. Paris, Boussod, Valadon et Cie, 1894. Large quarto. Contemporary blue half-maroquin with corners, ribbed spine decorated with panels featuring gilt fleurs-de-lis, gilt title, gilt fillet on the covers [Moralès Poitiers]. Description: First edition. Illustrated by Charles Delort and Maurice Leloir with 32 etchings, including end-piece engravings, of which 16 are full-page plates. The publication in 1894 of this novel, inspired by the epic tale of the Duchess of Berry, was accompanied by an exhibition in Paris of Leloir’s watercolours used to illustrate the book. A fine copy, very well bound.
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