UZANNE OCTAVE - Lot 376

UZANNE OCTAVE Dictionnaire biblio-philosophique, typologique, iconophilesque à l'usage des bibliomanes et des bibliophilistins Paris, 1896, Les bibliophiles contemporains, in-8 paperback, illustrated cover with floral decoration in shades of green by Georges de Feure, in an embossed parchment folder with gilded background by Eugène Belleville. The text is printed in black and red on watermarked glossy paper, with each page set in an ornamental frame, the title and justification frames being stencil-colored. Published on the reserve funds of the then dissolved Société de l'Académie des beaux livres, by the author and under his direction, the work is illustrated with 31 hors-texte etchings engraved after Oswald Heidbrinck (1858-1914) and printed on japon. First edition printed at 176 copies on wove paper, this one bearing the name of M. de Boissy. Very fine condition for this masterpiece of Art Nouveau bibliophily. Georges de Feure was one of the regular artists at S. Bing's L'art Nouveau gallery. Eugène Belleville designed some of the finest advertising posters of the period. De Feure's splendid cover is perfect. Carteret V-189. There is a purple over-cover illustrated by Berthon, not shown here.