[Pierre LOTI] LOTI (Pierre): Figures and passing things Paris, France. Calmann Lévy, 1898. In 8°. Half binding with noit morocco corners. Head gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Bound with the arms of the Meeus family (Belgian nobility). First edition. Unique edition of 25 numbered copies on Japon. Copy no. 17. Very fine condition. Also included: Loti, Pierre Julien Viaud ou Pierre Loti coureur des mers et coureur de rêves . Book one. Drawings Galerie Régine Lussan, Paris. 1994. In-8 oblong, publisher's binding in slipcase, unpaginated (80 pp). Edition of 500 copies. Drawings by Loti and excerpts from correspondence. Hardback case. Good condition.

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