Imprimerie Nationale.- Theocritus. Les Syracusaines ou Les Fêtes d'Adonis, translated by André Bellesort, number XXV of 25 copies but lacking the original drawing and suite of proofs on chine which should accompany this limitation, from an edition limited to 350, this copy for Arthur Christian Directeur de l'Imprimerie Nationale and with his bookplate, Greek & French text printed within decorative borders in red, wood-engraved illustrations by E.Froment after Marcel Pille, bound in handsome crushed blue morocco with border of single gilt fillet either side of interlacing quadruple fillet, spine titled in gilt with compartments outlined in double fillets and five raised bands, mid-blue morocco doublures tooled in gilt with attractive design of leafy tendrils of inlaid red roses within elaborate border of rules forming rectangles containing palmettes to sides and ornaments in squares to corners, signed "Imprimerie Nationale" at foot of front doublure, patterned silk linings, g.e., others uncut, original wrappers bound in, spine a little faded, slightly rubbed at edges, small 4to (c.245 x 165mm.), Paris, 1900; sold as a binding, not subject to return

⁂ Bound for the Director of the Imprimerie Nationale in a restrained binding but with beautiful doublures, all reflecting the classical text.