VAN DER MEERSCH (Maxence). The Chosen One. Novel. - Lot 292

VAN DER MEERSCH (Maxence). The Chosen One. Novel. Copy on Hollande, preserved in a superb, perfectly executed binding with geometric decoration typical of the late Art Deco period. Paris, Albin Michel, 1937. Volume in-12 (210 x 140 mm). Raspberry red morocco, boards decorated with a geometrical pattern of crossed gilded fillets, at the corners with bold cold-stamped fillets. Smooth spine decorated in the same style. Counter-pieces lined with sky-blue silk, underlined by a listel of mosaic blue morocco and gilded fillets. Witnessed gilt edges. Wide-cornered half-maroquin overlay folder, lined slipcase. Covers and spine preserved. Neat, unsigned binding. 253 pages. Two small cracks at the edges of the slipcase. First edition. One of 25 numbered copies on Hollande paper, second large paper after 2 copies on Japon (this one n° XIX). A wide-margined copy, perfectly set and in excellent condition.