Description
BOCCACE (Jean).
Twelve short stories from Messire Jean Boccaccio, Lord Florentine. With color illustrations by Alfred Le Petit.
René Kieffer, Paris, 1925. In-4°, beautiful half-morocco binding with corners, (small wear on corners and caps, gilded head, untrimmed, cover & spine preserved (René Kieffer). 56 color compositions by Alfred Le Petit, including one on the cover, 12 short story titles inset and 43 inset.
One of the first 50 copies on Japan (n°25), the only ones to include an original watercolor in colors signed by the artist, and a series of engravings.
Very nice copy
BOCCACE (Jean). Twelve short stories from Messire Jean Boccaccio, Lord Florentine. With color illustrations by Alfred Le Petit. René Kieffer, Paris, 1925. In-4°, beautiful half-morocco binding with corners, (small wear on corners and caps, gilded head, untrimmed, cover & spine preserved (René Kieffer). 56 color compositions by Alfred Le Petit, including one on the cover, 12 short story titles inset and 43 inset. One of the first 50 copies on Japan (n°25), the only ones to include an original watercolor in colors signed by the artist, and a series of engravings. Very nice copy
