Lot no. 34
LARRETA (Enrique). The glory of Don Ramire. A life at the time of Philip II. Paris, Mercure de France, 1910. In-18, orange morocco, rich mosaic decoration on the spine, lined boards and back covers, ornate spine, double printed silk and marbled paper endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine. (Yseux sr de Thierry-Simier). First edition of the French translation by Remy de Gourmont. Printed at 130 copies, this one of the 30 first copies on japon. A very fine copy with five watercolours by the painter Edmond Malassis, signed and dated 1911. Dazzling original binding by Yseux, with decoration evocative of Hispano-Moorish art. From the René Rouzaud library, with bookplate.
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