Moralités légendaires.

(Epping [- Londres]), [Eragny Press], ("en vente chez Messrs. Hacon et Ricketts, London; Paris, Société du Mercure de France, 14 janvier [- 24 décembre]" 1897-1898)

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Lot description

2 vol., 8vo (some min. spotting and browning, some offset).

Quarter Michallet blue paper, gold stamped on upper left cover, buff paper boards with a repeat pattern of "wood sorrel" printed in green ink, gold stamped spines, paper slipcases. Uncut copy.

Limited edition to 220 copies on Arches hand-made paper, of which 200 for sale (unnumb. copy). Ill. by Lucien Pissarro with 2 nice front. (depicting Salomé and Ophelia) framed with a floral border, (same) border on opposing pages, large initials and sm. ornaments in-text. Eragny's mark in medallion with caption "Fructus inter folia" on last page of vol. II. Printed in "Vale" type in red & black.
Ref. Ransom (Eragny Press) 3. - Tomkinson (Eragny Press) 3-4. - The gentle art of Lucien Pissarro, 13-14.