Live auction - Lot 353
[Illustrated book]
Fables choisies de Florian. Illustrées par des artistes japonais, sous la direction de P. Barboutau.
FLORIAN, Jean-Pierre Claris de
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Lot description
Paris, Tokyo, Librairie Marpon & Flammarion, E. Flammarion succr. (Kanemitsu Masao, Shueisha), Meiji 28 [1895]
2 vol., oblong 4to, 25 x 35 cm: 18 double pp. each with 28 colour ill. (sm. creases on folds).
Japanese stab binding, the ensemble of the two vol. fixed with strings to the original hard cover case front, decorated with large polychrome Japanese composition (on front) and with sm. medallion (on back). Very good condition.
A deluxe tori-no-ko plain paper ed., ill. by Japanese artists Kubota Tosui, Kajita Hanko and Kono Tomonobu. This set is one of a limited edition of 190 copies.