Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Huysmans, Joris-Karl. Brouet, Auguste. Le Drageoir aux épices.

With 54 orig. etchings by Auguste Brouet. 172, (4) pp. 4to. Full dark morocco with inlaid decoration on both boards, spine with labels, gilt. Top edge gilt. Double flyleaves, one in green cloth, the other one in marbled paper. Orig. printed wrappers bound-in. In slipcase. – (Paris, Les graveurs modernes, 1929).

„Graveurs modernes“, no. 1. One of 14 artist copies on different papers, marked „exemplaire d’artiste“ besides a total limited trade edition of 200. This copy with four additional „planches libres“ which were not published in the ordinary part of the book. – Vicaire IV, 211 (“Belle publication cotée“). – Exlibris on second flyleaf. – Best.-Nr. 18578