PERRAULT (Charles). "Cendrillon" & "Les Fées" - "La Barbe Bleue" & "La Belle au Bois Dormant". Asnières-sur-Seine, Boussod, Valadon et Cie, 1886-1887. 2 parts in one in-folio volume, Havana morocco, large mosaic decoration of thistles on a compartmentalized background decorating the boards, ribbed spine decorated with the same, gilded edges, red morocco lining decorated with a large frame of gilded fillets and mosaic leaves, brocaded silk endpapers, mosaic brown half-maroquin folder and case (Marius Michel). Facsimile reproduction of the 74 watercolors by Édouard de BEAUMONT used to illustrate Perrault's four fairy tales, mounted on tab. From the Henri Beraldi library, with bookplate. Some damage to the slipcase. A VERY FINE COPY IN A SPECTACULAR BINDING BY MARIUS MICHEL FOR HENRI BERALDI. Carteret, IV, 314; Vicaire, VI, 549-550; Béraldi.
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€5,500
Buyer's premium
30%
PERRAULT (Charles). "Cendrillon" & "Les Fées" - "La Barbe Bleue" & "La Belle au Bois Dormant".
Asnières-sur-Seine, Boussod, Valadon et Cie, 1886-1887. 2 parts in one in-folio volume, Havana morocco, large mosaic decoration of thistles on a compartmentalized background decorating the boards, ribbed spine decorated with the same, gilded edges, red morocco lining decorated with a large frame of gilded fillets and mosaic leaves, brocaded silk endpapers, mosaic brown half-maroquin folder and case (Marius Michel).
Facsimile reproduction of the 74 watercolors by Édouard de BEAUMONT used to illustrate Perrault's four fairy tales, mounted on tab.
From the Henri Beraldi library, with bookplate.
Some damage to the slipcase.
A VERY FINE COPY IN A SPECTACULAR BINDING BY MARIUS MICHEL FOR HENRI BERALDI.
Carteret, IV, 314; Vicaire, VI, 549-550; Béraldi.
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