Histoire de Peau d'âne. (Conte de ma mère Loye).

(Hammersmith, Eragny Press), 1902

Hammer price: € 360

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Lot description

8vo (offset on the flyleaves).

Quarter Michallet blue paper, gold-stamped on upper left cover, cream paper boards with a repeat pattern of "lotus flower" printed in blue, on spine gold stamped at top and bottom flower ornament, dito handmade box with gilt title on upper left cover, "flower lotus" pattern on covers. Uncut copy.

Limited edition to 230 copies on Arches paper printed in Vale (unnumb. copy). With 4 b/w wood-engr. ill., 3 borders, 21 initials and pressmark in b/w designed and engr. by T. Sturge Moore and Lucien & Esther Pissarro.
Ref. Genz, M.D. - A history of the Eragny Press 1894-1914, pp. 178-182. - Ransom (Eragny Press) 13. - Tomkinson (Eragny Press) 14.