Jean et Jeannette. by GAUTIER, Theophile

Paris: A. Ferroud, 1894. Full morocco, 9 1/2 inches tall. A beautiful binding by the great Petrus Ruban on full crushed morocco. Gilt raised bands, fine gilt framed panels, dentelles, all edges and superb gilt tooling to the boards. 25 illustrations by Ad. Lalauze. With the bookplate of Daniel Henry Holmes. One of 250 examples printed on papier d'Arches out of a limited edition of 500. A spectacular example of a culturally important work. In the original French.