LOUYS (Pierre).

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LOUYS (Pierre).
Aphrodite. Ancient manners. Paris, Société du Mercure de France, 1896. Strong volume in-8, blue morocco, wide border formed of a Greek and two triple gilt fillets, back decorated with a reminder of the decoration in long passing under the nerves, inner wheels, vellum lining decorated with a wide palmette lace, purple silk lining, gilt edges on witnesses, cover, case (Noulhac 1908). Original edition. One of the 10 copies on whatman, second big paper after 9 japanese. Enriched copy of 10 original watercolours by J. M. Boulan, 9 of which are full-page. Rutilous Noulhac lined binding, dated 1908, whose neo-classical decoration goes well with the work of Pierre Louÿs. From the Maurice Davanne library (ex-libris).
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