Lot 142
Barbier (George).- Le Roux (Hugues) Makeda Reine de Saba. Chronique Éthiopienne, one of 100 copies on Hollande, pochoir plates by Barbier, Paris, 1914
Hammer Price: £2,200
Description
Barbier (George).- Le Roux (Hugues) Makeda Reine de Saba. Chronique Éthiopienne, number 7 of 100 copies, all on Hollande, 6 pochoir plates and a head-piece by George Barbier, other plates, head-pieces and initials by Michel Engueda-Work and Louis Popineau, captioned guards, bound in crimson morocco, by Joly Fils, covers with frame formed by long narrow rectangles of double gilt fillets interlinked with strapwork design of inlaid turquoise and citron morocco at corners, spine titled in gilt between compartments of gilt fillets & inlaid morocco and four raised bands, green & brown patterned silk brocade doublures and linings, signed at foot of front turn-in, red marbled endpapers, t.e.g., others uncut, original printed pale green wrappers bound in, very slight rubbing to joints and spine, board slip-case (slightly rubbed), 4to, Paris, 1914.
Description
Barbier (George).- Le Roux (Hugues) Makeda Reine de Saba. Chronique Éthiopienne, number 7 of 100 copies, all on Hollande, 6 pochoir plates and a head-piece by George Barbier, other plates, head-pieces and initials by Michel Engueda-Work and Louis Popineau, captioned guards, bound in crimson morocco, by Joly Fils, covers with frame formed by long narrow rectangles of double gilt fillets interlinked with strapwork design of inlaid turquoise and citron morocco at corners, spine titled in gilt between compartments of gilt fillets & inlaid morocco and four raised bands, green & brown patterned silk brocade doublures and linings, signed at foot of front turn-in, red marbled endpapers, t.e.g., others uncut, original printed pale green wrappers bound in, very slight rubbing to joints and spine, board slip-case (slightly rubbed), 4to, Paris, 1914.
