Sylvie

Nerval, Gerard de

Published by Paris-Genève Crès & Co., 1919

About this Item

8 ½ in. x 12 ¾ in., 88+pp. No. 97 of 980 copies. One of 60 copies on vieux Japon. Blue water-design fabric end-papers. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with original woodcuts by P. E. Vibert. A recently hand-crafted bookbinding by A. Boyer, referencing Art Deco, and modernist style motifs. Bound in a smooth, light-grey polished calfskin leather with many colored circular or oval on-lays front and rear through which thin gilt lines are run. Top-edge gilt. A pink silk bookmark ribbon bound in. In a chemise and a slipcase with marbled paper covers, dark-blue felt interiors with leather trim similar to the binding of the book. Book, chemise, and slipcase are fine. Text in French. Weight: 3 1/2 lbs. Postage may be extra on this item, Seller Inventory # ABE-5079118142

Bibliographic Details

Title: Sylvie

Publisher: Paris-Genève Crès & Co.

Publication Date: 1919

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine