Description
First illustrated edition, with numerous black compositions by Hermann-Paul, 21 of which are full-page.
Copy of the current print run, after 20 copies on Japon
The structure is clad in a Bound in tinted embossed leather with decoration signed by Louis Dézé (initials LD): on the upper cover, a scene from the novel and the title in an Art Deco frame; on the spine, a winged female nude; on the lower cover, a female nude with a panther's head.
Paris,Carpenter,Fasquelle,1903.1In-12, Bound,147 x 183 mm,327 pp. .
Bound in full brown calf with coloured embossed leather decoration by Louis Dezé. Gilt title on spine, roulette on edges, inner lace, gilt head, bookmark. Dust jacket. First cover preserved.
Some discolouration and rubbing to binding, small loss at foot of spine.
