Estimate: | £40 - £60 |
Hammer price: | £40 |
BRUNELLESCHI, Umberto (1879-1949, illustrator) - Alfred de MUSSET (1810-57). La Nuit Vénetienne. Fantasio. Les Caprices de Marianne. Paris: L' Edition d' Art H. Piazza, [1913]. 4to (300 x 230mm). Half title, title within decorative border and printed in colours, 20 mounted coloured plates by Umberto Brunelleschi, illustrations, text within decorative border throughout (one plate detached, some very light mainly marginal browning). Contemporary dark blue half morocco gilt, spine decorated in gilt with gondola motif, top edges gilt, others uncut, marbled endpapers, original wrappers printed in blue and gold bound in (extremities rubbed, some scuffing, upper wrapper detached). First trade edition.