SAMAIN (Albert) and SCHWABE (Carlos). Au Jardin de l'Infante - Lot 274

SAMAIN (Albert) and SCHWABE (Carlos). Au Jardin de l'Infante. A fine copy on Hollande of the first illustrated edition, with 10 charming color compositions by Carlos Schwabe, including 1 frontispiece in 4 states, in a handsome binding by Marion Blin. Paris, Le Livre Contemporain, 1908. Large bradel in-8 (190x250 mm), black morocco, smooth spine decorated with gilt lettering, arabesques stamped in black on grey-green card laminated to the boards, gilt head on witnesses, covers and spine preserved, lined slipcase (M. Blin). 141 pages, 10 off-text plates by Carlos Schwabe, wood-engraved in two shades of red by Beltran, including a frontispiece in 4 states and numerous floral frames and culs-de-lampe in two shades of gray. First illustrated edition of this collection by Albert Samain, with 10 compositions by Carlos Schwabe (1866-1926), wood-engraved in color by the Beltrand brothers, including a 4-state frontispiece, and numerous floral frames and end-pieces. Limited edition of 120 numbered copies on Hollande, this one No. 97, including 3 rejected states of the frontispiece. Enclosed is an autograph manuscript extracted from page 186 of the book "Carlos Schwabe, symboliste et visionnaire" by Jean-David Lafond-Jumeau, describing the edition as: "One of the busiest books of the time, it took five years of work to woodcut the decoration and plates of what remains one of the most ambitious bibliophilic undertakings of the period". A pleasant copy in perfect condition.