first edition
1948 · Paris
by Badet, Andre de
Paris: Rene Kieffer, 1948. First Edition thus, one of 450 copies on velin mondial des paperteries de condat, from a total issue of 650 numbered copies. Page size: 6-3/8 x 9-7/8 inches; [1-15] 16-190 [191-196] pp. Bound by Rene Kieffer: full blue morocco with blind-stamped decorative plaque of draped valance above and balcony below, repeated on lower cover, spine with blind stamped decoration and title and author in gold gilt, top edge gilt, original decorated wrappers bound in, paper label on front blank: "Rene Kieffer, Reliures d'Art, 18 rue Seguier, Paris", some wear to edges, but generally a very nice copy. llustrated with six color illustrations after drawings by Valentine Hugo. Text printed by the Imprimerie F. Paillart; illustrations printed by G. Duval and Mourlot Freres.
(Inventory #: 717)