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312 - RICHARD-MOUNET, Louis. DE BECQUE, Maurice.
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RICHARD-MOUNET, Louis. DE BECQUE, Maurice. The True Tale of Reynard the Fox. Paris, published by Maurice de Becque, 1930. 2 volumes in-4, (2) ff., 246-(1) pp., 24 plates, and 184-(1) pp., 16 plates. Contemporary Lavallière morocco, spine with 4 raised bands, title and volume number gilded, a copper plate inlaid on the upper cover of each volume, guilloché cap bands, gilded fillet on the edges, endpapers lined with purple morocco, edged with a gilded fillet, endpapers lined with bronze silk, edges gilt on guards, covers and spine preserved, in a half-bound slipcase with bands and a marbled case [Charles Lanoë]. Description: A very fine copy. Illustrated with 40 plates in ornamental frames, etched by Maurice de Becque. All printed in two tones (black and bistre or black and blue). Limited edition. Copy no. 13, one of 60 on Imperial Japan paper containing a set of the first state and a set of the final state in black. Text bordered with a gold line. With one watercolor-enhanced etching in each volume. Enhanced with two copper inlays on the top covers of each volume and a prospectus.
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