LOTI (Pierre). Fisherman of Iceland. Paris, aux dépens d'un amateur [Charles Miguet], 1934. Fort in-4, dark green morocco decorated on the first cover with a stylized sunset over the sea in fillets and silver dots, a mosaic seagull in grey morocco flying under small gilt stars, lined edge to edge in emerald green morocco, smooth spine, green silk endpapers, double marbled paper endpapers, gilt edges, green half-maroquin folder with light flap, lined slipcase (Cretté, successor of Marius Michel). Deluxe edition, illustrated with 50 colour compositions by Lucien Simon, wood-engraved by Pierre Boucher. The preface opens with a letter from Louis Barthou to Charles Miguet, celebrating this masterpiece. Edition of 125 copies on Arches vellum and 25 copies of collaborators and donations. The first copy, No. I, on Japon, printed for Charles Miguet, and signed by the artist in pencil beneath the last composition. It is enriched with - the original autograph letter signed by Louis Barthou, used for the preface (4 leaves in-8 handwritten on blue paper); it can be found reproduced in facsimile in some copies. - an original signed watercolour by Lucien Simon - 2 suites (each printed in an edition of only 5 copies for the collaborators) on japon of the first state, and of the definitive state. - correspondence concerning this edition: a LAS (2 pp. in-2, undated) from Pierre Loti to Lucien Simon agreeing to come and see the drawings; a LAS from Lucien Simon (2 pp. in-8, dated 27 July 29) describing the need to work on large watercolours; a handwritten table by the same (2 pp. in-8) on the distribution of his compositions; a LAS (1 p. in-12 dated 13 April [1930]) from P. Bouchet to Miguet ("Je suis très encouragé de ce que M. Simon soit satisfait"); a LAS (1 p. and a half in-8, dated 17 Dec. 1934) from Jeanne Simon, the artist's wife, thanking Miguet; a LAS (1 p. in-8, dated 28 Dec. 1934) from Samuel Loti-Viaud, the author's son, to Miguet congratulating him on the work and the facsimile reproduction of Louis Barthou's letter. - a trial proof of the last composition, on silk, signed by Pierre Bouchet. - the menu of the Société des amis du livre, 5 February 1935, illustrated with 2 states of the last composition signed by the artist and the engraver.