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213 - MÉRIMÉE. LUNOIS. Mateo Falcone.
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Estimate €100 - €200
Description
MÉRIMÉE. LUNOIS. Mateo Falcone. Paris, L. Conquet, 1906. Large 8vo, (3) leaves including one blank, XI-40-(1) pp. Red morocco, spine with raised ribs edged in gold, author’s name and title. gilded place and date, framing of double gilded fillet on the panels and triple gilded fillet on the covers, double gilded fillet on the headbands and footbands, ornamental framing of multiple fillets and a scroll with a die at the corners, all gilded; olive-coloured cloth lining on the endpapers and half-leather, cover and spine preserved, in a marbled slipcase [E. Carayon] (foxing). Description: In a lovely Carayon binding. An illustrated edition featuring a small portrait on the title page and numerous vignettes within the text by Alexandre Lunois. Limited edition of 250 copies on white vellum paper; this is no. 23. Includes a series of wood engravings by Alexandre Lunois.
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