304 - MICHAUT, Gustave. CARRÉ, Léon.

MICHAUT, Gustave. CARRÉ, Léon. Aucassin and Nicolette. Paris, H. Piazza, 1929. In-8 (25 x 20 cm). Contemporary peacock-blue morocco leather, spine with 4 raised bands, author and artist names in gold, title in red mosaic lettering along the spine, figurative medallion in mosaic on the upper cover depicting Aucassin and Nicolette, outlined in red morocco leather, headdresses and headpieces adorned with braids and small metal fittings featuring heart and circle motifs, blue tabis endpapers, double endpapers with a lacuna, inner covers framed in blue morocco mosaic with bands of burgundy morocco and gilded fillets, edges gilded on endpapers, marbled slipcase with morocco trim [Louise Pinard] (spine slightly faded). Description: A very fine copy in a beautiful mosaic morocco binding. A 12th-century fable, adapted into modern French by Gustave Michaut and illustrated with 12 color plates by Léon Carré. Text set in Gothic-inspired typeface and illuminated, printed in red and black. The woodcut ornaments are hand-watercolored with gold highlights. Limited edition of 500 copies. This is No. 5, one of the 25 special edition copies on Japanese paper. Accompanied by an original watercolor signed by the artist, bound at the front, along with a black-and-white sequence and another in color.