332 - Villon, François. *Les Ballades*. London, Hacon and Ricketts, 1900. A rare edition of Villon with illustrations by Lucien Pissarro

Villon, François. *Les Ballades*. London, Hacon and Ricketts, 1900. A rare edition of Villon with illustrations by Lucien Pissarro Villon, François. *Les Ballades*. London, Hacon and Ricketts, 1900. In octavo (195 x 130 mm); 88, [4] pages. Text in red and black type; woodcut vignette on the half-title page; title page with an elaborate border; decorative initials in the text by Lucien Pissarro, engraved by Esther Pissarro. Original hardcover binding with decorated paper covers (a few minor flaws). A copy with uncut edges, part of a limited edition of only 226 copies on handmade paper. One of the finest examples of the Arts and Crafts movement, this volume exemplifies the fusion of medieval bookmaking traditions and contemporary graphic design, through the elegant typographic layout by Hacon & Ricketts and the decorations by Lucien Pissarro, created and printed at Eragny Press. Rare edition of Villon with decorations by Lucien Pissarro