LES CONTES DROLATIQUES 3 Volume Set

H.De BALZAC , A.ROBIDA ,

Published by JULES TALLANDIER, PARIS, 1925

About this Item

French Text.Half Light Brown Calf Leather with marbled paper sides four raised bands to spine, black title slips with gilt titles and decorative gilt compartments, 3 vols complete. 255 x 170 mm approx. 100 full page Illustrations (incl. frontispieces) by A.Robida as called for + many other unspecified illustrations in text.Published by Jules Tallandier. Undated but printers code at rear would indicate Feb 1925 for vol I and Feb 1927 for vols II & III. Marbled end papers, Applied two colour head and tail bands,Green silk markers. Good (Heavy Rubbing to extremities with loss to tail of vol I and Head of Vol III, Mild to moderate bumping to some corners, binding otherwise sound with no cracks to end papers. No previous owner names. Some pages un opened. A total of 8 of the full page illustrations have been hand coloured in watercolour by an accomplished hand. An attractive set despite the stated faults). Please see our images of the actual set offered for sale.

Seller Inventory # 124405

Bibliographic Details

• Title: LES CONTES DROLATIQUES 3 Volume Set
• Publisher: JULES TALLANDIER, PARIS
• Publication Date: 1925
• Language: French
• Binding: Half Leather
• Illustrator: A.ROBIDA
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Classics
  • Leather and Presentation Bindings
  • Illustrated