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SILVESTRE, Armand. POIRSON.
The Tale of the Archer.
Paris, Lahure, 1883.
Fees include commission and taxes.
The Tale of the Archer.
Paris, Lahure, 1883.
8vo, (4) leaves including frontispiece, 193-(2) pp. Contemporary blue morocco, raised ribbed spine, author’s name and title in gold, richly decorated panels, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, double gilt fillet on the headbands and footbands, gilt roulette and fillet on the cap bands, gilt edges, cover and spine preserved [Chambolle-Duru].
Vicar VII, 514.
Illustrated first edition.
The illustrations comprise 46 plates, including the frontispiece and 5 plates engraved by Gillot after Poirson and chromolithographed by Lahure.
Limited edition of 225 copies on Japanese paper from the Manufacture Impériale, this being no. 178.
A fine copy in an elegant morocco binding by Chambolle-Duru.