[Binding, Fine- Club Bindery, Only 20 copies printed with wonderfully hand-colored plates by the artist himself] Byblis

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Superbly bound by the CLUB BINDERY in full black crushed morocco with elaborate gilt concentric geometric design pattern consisting of isolated rectangles in quadruple filet gilt ruling, and with leaf and blossom pattern at four corners, on both covers and spine. Wide dentelles with similar design and ruling, and with THE CLUB BINDERY, 1902 stamped in gilt at lower dentelle. This is 1 of only 20 copies (the first 10 contained an original watercolor by Caruchet) of the rare Japan Vellum edition where the entire book has been masterfully hand-colored in subtle and aesthetic watercolor by the artist, Henri Caruchet, AND, with an extra suite of illustrations in black and white on china paper, each preceding the colored plate. These illustrations by Caruchet represent the zenith of turn of the century art nouveau in Europe, and the quality of reproduction is of the highest quality. From the library of bibliophile and long-standing Grolier Club member David Allen Fraser (1911-2003). The binding and contents are extremely fine, with only the slightest scuff to rear panel. N° de ref. del artículo 6273

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