607 - UZANNE, Octave *The Fan* [- *The Parasol*, *The Glove*, *The Sleeve*]. Illustrations by Paul Avril. Paris: A. Quantin, 1882–1883, 2 vols., large 8vo (slightly browned, some fading in the engravings). Orange morocco leather signed [Charles] De Samblanx & J[acques] Weckesser, covers adorned with a wide gilt border and two different fans—a parasol and a muff for the 2nd vol. —mosaic and gilt at head and tail, bound on both sides by a strip of black morocco leather adorned with a frieze of small gilt rocaille motifs, flowers, and butterflies in mosaic and gilded motifs repeated; smooth spine decorated in the same style with a black title label accompanied by two fans—a parasol and a sleeve for the 2nd vol. - mother-of-pearl and gilded, double gilded fillet on the edges, green morocco linings adorned with a gilded cross pattern enclosing a small repeated gilded cartouche; almond-green silk endpapers decorated with polychrome embroidery in a floral motif; double endpapers of marbled paper; gilt edges on endpapers; covers preserved (a few very slight pinholes in the orange morocco, a tiny black spot in the upper left corner of the lower cover of the second volume). In a standard slipcase edged with red sheepskin (slightly worn). A fine copy. First edition, richly illustrated on nearly every page with in-text illustrations or headpieces in various monochrome prints. Ornate frames around the text. Copy on vellum bearing the publisher’s watermark, embellished with the series of illustrations on Japanese paper. A rare combination of these two works, which were sold separately; a perfectly bound copy in a rich and elegant uniform binding. Ref. Vicaire VII:922–923. Formerly owned by Viscount Jules Albert Baudouin Marie Ghislain de Jonghe (armorial ex-libris).