DENIS, Maurice, and LE MAISTRE DE SACY. The Book of Tobit. - Lot 129

DENIS, Maurice, and LE MAISTRE DE SACY. The Book of Tobit. Paris, no publisher, [V. Dupin], 1929. Folio, loose-leaf, cover with flaps featuring the title in gold lettering on the front cover, printed slipcase with laces. VII and 50 pp., 29 color woodcuts. Sun-faded cover, cracks in the slipcase, some foxing on the edges Illustrated edition featuring 29 color gouaches by Maurice Denis, woodcut by Jacques Beltrand. Translated by Le Maistre de Sacy based on the Vulgate. Preface by J.-P. Altermann. Limited edition of 200 copies; this one is one of 25 numbered copies on Arches vellum containing an additional set of illustrations and a color breakdown (for 21 of the plates). Interior is fresh and in good condition.