FRANCE ANATOLE [Sylvain Sauvage] - Lot 217

FRANCE ANATOLE [Sylvain Sauvage] Les contes de Jacques Tournebroche. Paris, 1924, Editions René Kieffer, in-8 full eggplant morocco, square spine without nerves (a little lightened), two large triangular gilt plates at top and bottom of boards, chamarré cloth endpapers and back covers, gilt cabochon irons at corners of back covers framed with gilt stippling. Gilt head. Signed binding by René Kieffer.169pp. 20 stenciled etchings by Sylvain Sauvage (1 frontispiece and 19 hors-texts). Edition of 550 copies. This is one of 50 on copperplate with three states of the etchings and an unpublished original aquarelle, head edition. (the vellums, in smaller numbers, do not include an original) Talvart V151, 65d / Carteret IV-167 / Monod 4876.