CASANOVA by SEINGALT Jacques. A Love Adventure in Venice. Paris, Briffaut, 1927. In-4, illustrated edition based on original watercolors by Gerda WEGENER, including 9 headpieces, 9 lettrines, 9 endpapers and small ornamental roses in two-tone woodcuts by G. Aubert, and 8 hors-texte color etchings by André Lambert. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies, this one no. 284, one of 414 on Arches vellum. Bound in purple half-maroquin with corners, spine with 4 nerves richly decorated with pecial irons including torch with ribbon, bow and arrows in a garland of flowers and central iron with gondola, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt. Expert : Monsieur Nicolas Asvisio.

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