BALZAC (Honoré) and ROBAUDI (Alcide Théophile). The Thirty-Y - Lot 26

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BALZAC (Honoré) and ROBAUDI (Alcide Théophile). The Thirty-Y - Lot 26
BALZAC (Honoré) and ROBAUDI (Alcide Théophile). The Thirty-Year-Old Woman. A sumptuous copy in a binding by Chambolle-Duru, one of the first 150 on vellum (No. 9) with three versions of the illustrations, enriched with two charming original color watercolors signed by Robaudi. Paris, L. Carteret et Cie, 1902. Small 4to (180x260 mm), aubergine-colored long-grain morocco, extensive gilded decoration framing the covers with fillets, rosettes, fleurons, and dotted patterns, spine with small raised bands, gilded and decorated in the same style, gilded fillet on the edges, wide gilded interior lace with the signature "Chambolle-Duru" in gilded metal, linings and endpapers of pebbled-pattern paper, gilded edges on the fore-edges, covers, and spine, edged slipcase (Chambolle-Duru). 286 pages, 36 compositions by Robaudi engraved with burin and etched by Henri Manesse, placed on the cover, header, within the text, and as tailpieces. Minor scuffing on the edges and in the corners. A charming illustrated edition featuring 36 delicate compositions by the painter and illustrator Alcide Théophile Robaudi (1847–1928), including one on the cover and 35 in the text, engraved with a burin and etched by Henri Manesse. Limited edition of 300 copies, this one being one of the first 150 on Japanese paper or vellum (No. 9 on vellum), with 3 states of the plates (pure etching, before the letter, and with the letter). A precious copy enhanced with two charming original color watercolors, one of which is a full-page illustration signed by A. Robaudi (approx. 110x170 mm), and the other placed as a title vignette, signed with his monogram A.R. (50x55mm). It is further enriched by the publisher’s illustrated subscription bulletin (2 leaves bound at the end). From the libraries of Dr. H. Stilling, with his ex-libris vignette engraved on Chinese paper mounted on a tab, and of A. de Marchena, with his heraldic ex-libris on the flyleaf. Striking binding signed "Chambolle Duru," a collaboration between two great names from the golden age of bookbinding: René Victor Chambolle (1834–1898) and Hippolyte Duru (1803–1884).
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