FRANCE (Anatole). Memoirs of a Volunteer. Paris, A. Ferroud, - Lot 217

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FRANCE (Anatole). Memoirs of a Volunteer. Paris, A. Ferroud, - Lot 217
FRANCE (Anatole). Memoirs of a Volunteer. Paris, A. Ferroud, 1902. One in-8 volume, full red morocco, spine with 5 raised bands, midnight blue morocco lining with floral decoration and gold fillets, blue morocco band, Phrygian caps inlaid with red and burgundy morocco on two corners, all edges gilt, case with border (binding signed by David, bookbinder and gilder). Slight scuffing on two raised bands and the border of the case. Separate first edition of this novella excerpted from *L’Étui de nacre* (1892); it is illustrated with 26 compositions by Adrien Moreau, etched by Xavier Lesueur, including 5 as insert plates. Printed in a run of 400 copies. This copy is one of the 160 limited-edition copies on Japanese paper or Arches grand vélin (no. 99 on Arches grand vélin). Carteret, IV, 169. COPY ENRICHED WITH AN ORIGINAL WASH DRAWING SIGNED BY ADRIEN MOREAU AND TWO SETS OF REMARKS ON ALL THE ETCHINGS. Superb lined and mosaic-decorated binding by Salvador David, in fine condition.
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