Lot 155

Kieffer (René).- Ovid. Lettres d'Amoureuses; Les Héroides, one of 250, bound in black morocco, by René Kieffer with design in gilt and blind, Paris, 1914 & another, Kieffer (2)

 

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Kieffer (René).- Ovid. Lettres d'Amoureuses; Les Héroïdes, one of 250 copies, printed in black and colours, wood-engraved illustrations and decorations by Perrichon after Manuel Orazi, with advertisement for this binding bound in at end, light foxing, bound in black morocco, by René Kieffer, covers with central figure in gilt surrounded by border of vine leaves and cornerpieces of palmettes with circles and grapes in blind, spine with 4 raised bands and panel of vine leaves in gilt and palmettes in blind at head and foot, g.e., signed at foot of front turn-in and with binder's ticket, very slight wear to joints and corners, 1914 § Theocritus. Les Pastorales, translated by G.Soulages, number 7 of 50 copies on vélin with an additional suite of plates on japon, from an edition limited to 500, wood-engraved illustrations by J.-B.Vettiner, additional suite mounted on blank leaves at end (some foxed), bound in green straight-grain morocco, by René Kieffer bindery with ticket, covers with image of crouching lady in roundel surrounded by bunches of grapes and horizontal frieze at top and bottom, t.e.g., others uncut, rubbed, spine faded, splits to joints, 1923, Paris, Kieffer (2)

Description

Kieffer (René).- Ovid. Lettres d'Amoureuses; Les Héroïdes, one of 250 copies, printed in black and colours, wood-engraved illustrations and decorations by Perrichon after Manuel Orazi, with advertisement for this binding bound in at end, light foxing, bound in black morocco, by René Kieffer, covers with central figure in gilt surrounded by border of vine leaves and cornerpieces of palmettes with circles and grapes in blind, spine with 4 raised bands and panel of vine leaves in gilt and palmettes in blind at head and foot, g.e., signed at foot of front turn-in and with binder's ticket, very slight wear to joints and corners, 1914 § Theocritus. Les Pastorales, translated by G.Soulages, number 7 of 50 copies on vélin with an additional suite of plates on japon, from an edition limited to 500, wood-engraved illustrations by J.-B.Vettiner, additional suite mounted on blank leaves at end (some foxed), bound in green straight-grain morocco, by René Kieffer bindery with ticket, covers with image of crouching lady in roundel surrounded by bunches of grapes and horizontal frieze at top and bottom, t.e.g., others uncut, rubbed, spine faded, splits to joints, 1923, Paris, Kieffer (2)

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