159 - SILVESTRE (Armand). *The Tale of the Archer*. Paris: Lahure, Rouveyre & Blond, 1883. One in-8 volume, ultramarine blue morocco, richly decorated ribbed spine, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, double gilt fillet on the headbands and footbands, interior framing with rich gilt lace, illustrated cover and spine preserved [binding signed CHAMBOLLE-DURU]. Scattered foxing on the endpapers.

SILVESTRE (Armand). *The Tale of the Archer*. Paris: Lahure, Rouveyre & Blond, 1883. One in-8 volume, ultramarine blue morocco, richly decorated ribbed spine, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, double gilt fillet on the headbands and footbands, interior framing with rich gilt lace, illustrated cover and spine preserved [binding signed CHAMBOLLE-DURU]. Scattered foxing on the endpapers. 46 illustrations, including the frontispiece and 5 plates engraved by Gillot after Victor Armand Poirson and chromolithographed by Lahure. Limited edition on large-format paper, limited to 225 numbered copies. One of the 125 copies on Japanese paper from the Imperial Manufactories (no. 178). Carteret IV, 362–363: “A highly regarded edition. This work is the first example of color Gillot engraving, which earned the publisher and printer Lahure the gold medal at the Book Exhibition.”