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Publicado por George Barrie & Son, Philadelphia, 1899
Librería: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Magnificent copy once belonging to Adolph Zukor, a founder of Paramount Studios. Containing a vertical fore-edge painting depicting Musette watering flowers, based on the plate from Chapter 6. Also, on a separate three sheet of blue stationary, a manuscript in French of an original poem written by Murger himself and in his hand. This is copy number 4 of 5 from the Edition Magnifique of Chefs d'Oeuvres du Roman Contemporain, this copy created for Warren R. Fales. 8vo. 21.5 by 14 cm. xx, 463 pp. With ten etchings by Charles-Louis Courtry in four states: one on bistre on Japan paper with remarques, one on papier de Chine mounted on plate paper, one on India paper mounted to Japanese vellum, and a final hand-colored set on Dutch paper (all bound in), lettered tissue guards. Fine Art Nouveau-infused binding by George Zabriskie in rose morocco with gilt floral borders and spine decoration, decorative floral inner dentelles with colored onlays over patterned silk center panel and facing silk patterned endpapers. All edges gilt. Zabriskie was President of the New York Historical Society from 1939 to 1947 and honorary President thereafter, until his death in 1954. Zabriskie inscribed this copy to C. G. Kraeger. Zabriskie was known as a fine bookbinder as well, and he was especially noted for his hand-finishing and tooling. Condition: Spine darkened, somewhat unevenly so. Joints moderately rubbed. Note that although this copy is from the most exclusive tranche in a limitation, it does not contain the additional suite of plates finished in watercolors. Full Decorated Morocco. Custom Cloth Chemise. Buckram Slipcase.