Arène, Paul

La Chèvre d'Or. Paris: Manuel Bruker, [1930]



Large 8vo (10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.; 260 x 196 mm). Half-title in red, another half-title in black, title in red and black, wood-engraved illustrations after Fernand Siméon with 3 additional suites before letters in black, brown, and color. Contemporary dark green crushed morocco, right-angled strapwork border made of purple and red inlaid morocco outlined in gold, edges gilt, gilt and inlaid morocco turn-ins, brown watered-silk doublures and endleaves, by Mercier, 1938.

Large 8vo (10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.; 260 x 196 mm). Half-title in red, another half-title in black, title in red and black, wood-engraved illustrations after Fernand Siméon with 3 additional suites before letters in black, brown, and color. Contemporary dark green crushed morocco, right-angled strapwork border made of purple and red inlaid morocco outlined in gold, edges gilt, gilt and inlaid morocco turn-ins, brown watered-silk doublures and endleaves, by Mercier, 1938.
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Number 4 of 5 copies on Japon Impérial with 3 extra suites of illustrations, of a total edition of 150.