286 - SAUVAGE (Sylvain) and FRANCE (Anatole). The Tales of Jacques Tournebroche.

SAUVAGE (Sylvain) and FRANCE (Anatole). The Tales of Jacques Tournebroche. A very fine copy on vellum, containing three versions of Sylvain Sauvage’s etchings, in a charming binding adorned with an original copperplate engraving by the illustrator set into the front cover. Paris, Éditions René Kieffer, 1924. In-8 (170x255 mm), dark brown morocco leather, original copperplate by Sylvain Sauvage inlaid on the front cover within a blind-stamped frame, smooth spine decorated with blind-stamped fillets, title and author’s name in gilt letters, marbled paper endpapers and linings, gilt headband on endpapers, covers and spine preserved. 166 pages, 20 compositions by Sylvain Sauvage, etched and stencil-colored, including 1 frontispiece and 19 out-of-text plates. Some scuffing on the edges and cuts; the copper on the front cover is slightly peeled off in one corner; faint and small marginal foxing, more noticeable at the beginning of the book. A beautiful edition of this collection of 9 stories by Anatole France, illustrated with 20 charming compositions by Sylvain Sauvage (1888–1948), etched and stencil-colored. Limited edition of 550 copies; this is one of 30 copies on hand-made vellum (no. 60), containing three states of the etchings, including the uncolored etching. Label from the St. Germain des Près bookstore on the first blank endpaper. Attractive binding adorned with the original copperplate engraving from page 96.