DOUCET (Jérôme). Princesses de Jade et de Jadis. Paris, Le L - Lot 190

DOUCET (Jérôme). Princesses de Jade et de Jadis. Paris, Le Livre et l'Estampe, 1903. In-4, [33] f. (including fx-title, title, justif., table, 3 hors-texts, 1 engraved title for each tale), brown half-maroquin with corners, smooth spine with mosaic Orientalist decoration (lotus, palmettes...) and gilt, fawn title page, date stamped on tail, gilt fillet on covers, untrimmed, gilt head, cover preserved. Beautiful binding by R. Affolter. First edition. Uncommon. Limited edition of 350 copies: one of 300 on Arches à la forme (no. 306). Collection of 3 tales by Jérôme Doucet, illustrated with numerous vignettes and 3 full-page lithographed illustrations based on watercolors by Lorant-Heilbronn. The illustrations are drawn in colors according to the country of the tales: sanguine for Japan, pale green for India and blue for India. Spine, covers and corners a little rubbed, slight white marks to binding, but a good copy. ORIENTALISM. LORANT-HEILBRONN.