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171 - [Art Nouveau] DETOUCHE (Henry). The Deadly Sins. Original compositions drawn and engraved by Henry Detouche. Unpublished poems by Edmond Haraucourt, Jules de Marthold, Francis de Croisset, Marc Legrand, Émile Verhaeren, Henri de Régnier, and André Fontainas. Paris, Librairie Artistique, published by Boudet, 1900. One volume, in-4 format, red half-cloth with corner pieces, leather title label, covers and spine preserved.
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[Art Nouveau] DETOUCHE (Henry). The Deadly Sins. Original compositions drawn and engraved by Henry Detouche. Unpublished poems by Edmond Haraucourt, Jules de Marthold, Francis de Croisset, Marc Legrand, Émile Verhaeren, Henri de Régnier, and André Fontainas. Paris, Librairie Artistique, published by Boudet, 1900. One volume, in-4 format, red half-cloth with corner pieces, leather title label, covers and spine preserved. A very fine Art Nouveau publication, illustrated with 9 original color etchings by Henry Detouche (1854–1913), printed using the cylinder press by Eugène Delâtre: one for the cover, one for the table of contents, and 7 large, out-of-text etchings dedicated to the deadly sins, accompanied by symbolic ornaments, printed in various shades, including a peacock feather for Pride, a thistle for Wrath, and an anthurium flower for Lust. Printed in an edition of 175 copies. PRECIOUS COPY ON JAPON PAPER, NAMED, PRINTED FOR LÉOPOLD CARTERET, WITH A COLOPHON SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHER, ENRICHED WITH A MONOCHROME SUITE OF THE 9 ETCHINGS (not listed in the colophon).
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