197 - FRANCE (Anatole). A Comic History. Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1905. A quarto-sized volume, half-maroquin with corner pieces, smooth spine decorated with a geometric pattern of long vertical gilt lines joined in chevron patterns at the ends, gilt head, covers and spine preserved (binding signed DAVID).

FRANCE (Anatole). A Comic History. Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1905. A quarto-sized volume, half-maroquin with corner pieces, smooth spine decorated with a geometric pattern of long vertical gilt lines joined in chevron patterns at the ends, gilt head, covers and spine preserved (binding signed DAVID). 28 drypoints and etchings by Edgar CHAHINE, printed by Leroy. Printed in an edition of 300 copies; this one is one of 200 (no. 283) on handmade paper from the Blanchet frères and Kléber paper mills, bearing the watermark of the book’s title. A promotional leaflet for the book is bound at the end of the volume. From the René Ravaud library, with an engraved ex libris vignette. A fine copy.